# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023032607` · 3/23/2023 · NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** Unknown at this time, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, 06050
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mail carrier tripped over a pipe sticking out of the ground and fell. Her tibia struck a landscaping rock and was broken.

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