# Soft tissue injuries  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024076609` · 7/20/2024 · TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Soft tissue injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 178 Avenue A, TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS, 01376
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading mail into a truck when his shoulder popped. He was hospitalized.

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