# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at U.S Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024021500` · 2/17/2024 · EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S Postal Service
- **Location:** 614 Cranbury Road, EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, 08816
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While delivering mail, an employee slipped and fell on a snow covered lawn of a private residence. The employee sustained back injuries and was hospitalized.

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