# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231211648` · 12/26/2023 · SUTHERLAND, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 3043 N Sand Road, SUTHERLAND, NEBRASKA, 69165
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.

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