# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024010638` · 1/22/2024 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 7436 South Exchange Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60649
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when they slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a hip fracture.

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