# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241110544` · 11/12/2024 · RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by door, gate, window
- **Source:** Doors  rail mounted and garage
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 5327 Chamberlayne Road, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 23227
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On November 12, 2024, an employee was unloading a truck when the station dock door came down and struck his leg. He was hospitalized with a broken leg.

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