# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024054050` · 5/8/2024 · WAUSAU, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 235 Forrest St., WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, 54403
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 8, 2024, an employee was descending the metal dock stairs and fell, landing on the concrete ground. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

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