# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231110736` · 11/21/2023 · HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, unspecified
- **Source:** Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 141 Weston Street, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06108
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee 1 was operating a tow tractor and suffered a medical event. Employee 2  came to help and employee 1 fell on employee 2. This caused employee 2 to fall and sustain a broken hip.

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