# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024087473` · 8/14/2024 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object dropped by person
- **Source:** Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 223West 38th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10018
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to relocate an automated postal center (APC) machine. The machine and the hand truck fell on the employee. The employee sustained back injuries.

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