# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024010506` · 1/17/2024 · FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **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:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 15 Wall Street, FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, 02035
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 16, 2024, an employee was treating an icy area with rock salt. He slipped on the ice, fell to the ground, and suffered broken ribs and a broken collarbone (both on the right side).

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