# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2023076320` · 7/16/2023 · RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 2501 Rydin Rd, RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, 94850
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was checking bulk mail containers when they tripped over a strap and fell to the floor, 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*