# Fractures at U. S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024010449` · 1/16/2024 · PORTLAND, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4701 SE 86th ct, PORTLAND, OREGON, 97218
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a driveway to deliver mail when they slipped and fell on icy concrete, resulting in three right rib fractures.

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