# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023010491` · 1/17/2023 · DETROIT, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 18330 W Chicago, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48228
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a commercial location. A customer's vehicle was moving in reverse and struck the employee, knocking them to the ground. The employee sustained right shoulder, knee, and hip injuries.

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