# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023065617` · 6/24/2023 · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 80 County Road, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07097
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A postal service employee was walking through a plant when she tripped over a guardrail mounting bolt and fell to the floor. The employee sustained an injured right knee, which will require surgery.

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