# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231211141` · 12/6/2023 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 4535 South Crescent Ave, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65804
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail at a residence when they slipped on the ramp to the door and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a pelvis fracture.

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