# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023010513` · 1/17/2023 · WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 854 Lexington Street, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02452
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While delivering mail, an employee slipped on ice and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right elbow.

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