# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024087797` · 8/23/2024 · LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Constructed surface irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 9703 Newport Coast Circle, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89147
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when she tripped on an uneven sidewalk and fell forward onto the ground, hitting her right knee and the left side of her face. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured kneecap that required surgery.

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