# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at U.S. Postal Service - Yakima
> OSHA SIR `2024075988` · 7/3/2024 · YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision  fall or jump from moving vehicle
- **Source:** Straight trucks, box trucks
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Yakima
- **Location:** 205 West Washington Avenue, YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, 98903
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using an over-the-road container (OTR) to load a delivery truck. The truck pulled away from the dock. The employee fell from the dock/truck to the ground below and the OTR equipment fell on them. The employee sustained fractured and dislocated toes on their right foot.

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