# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023043505` · 4/19/2023 · GUNNISON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(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:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 200 North Wisconsin Street, GUNNISON, COLORADO, 81230
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking pallets when they tripped over pallets and fell, resulting in a hip fracture.

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