# Spinal cord injuries, paralysis  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024010760` · 1/24/2024 · GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Spinal cord injuries, paralysis  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  unspecified
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 80 Boston Road, GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01450
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at the service window when they fell and struck their head resulting in a spinal injury that required surgery and hospitalization.

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