# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2024075899` · 7/1/2024 · BERNE, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 215 W Main St, BERNE, INDIANA, 46711
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On July 1, 2024, an employee was carrying a mail tub to a different location when she stepped onto a package that was on the ground, causing her to slip and fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured hip that required hospitalization.

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