# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023087080` · 8/4/2023 · MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 3715 Winchester Road, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38118
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was placing a tire chock on a back tire of a semi-trailer when he fell on the concrete, sustaining a broken left hip.

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