# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231211602` · 12/23/2023 · PLAISTOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 38 North Main Street, PLAISTOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03865
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when they fell from a customer's porch to the ground and sustained a broken hip.

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