# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024109876` · 10/23/2024 · DYER, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 2225 Great Lakes Drive, DYER, INDIANA, 46311
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder working to change a sign. They lost balance and fell approximately 6 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a hip injury.

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