# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024098382` · 9/9/2024 · ACWORTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Non-riding pallet jack
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4200 McEver Industrial Dr. NW, ACWORTH, GEORGIA, 30101
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 9, 2024, a postal carrier was unloading mail into a power jack and transporting it into the building. While pulling the equipment into the building, the employee tripped over the power jack, resulting in three broken ribs and a bruised lung.

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