# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231110809` · 11/24/2023 · HOPE MILLS, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 5300 Corporation Dr., HOPE MILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, 28348
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a truck driver on the dock plate of a dock lift. The truck pulled forward from the dock, causing the dock plate to fall lower than normal. The employee stumbled and fell from the dock to the ground, resulting in ankle and elbow injuries that required hospitalization.

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