# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20221110184` · 11/18/2022 · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 7435 N. Figueroa Street, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 90041
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the back cargo area of her mail truck when she placed her leg up to the bumper and slipped, causing her to fall approximately 2 feet onto her back and hit her head on the concrete ground. The employee suffered head trauma and pain in her neck and shoulder.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*