# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023021710` · 2/23/2023 · BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 13 Municipal Plaza, BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07003
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a private residence when they fell down the steps and sustained a hip injury that required surgery.

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