# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241110618` · 11/14/2024 · EAST LIBERTY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 1143 Paulson Ave, EAST LIBERTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15206
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 14, 2024, at 1:43 p.m., an employee fell forward to the ground from the fourth step of a residential home while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized due to head trauma that required sutures and staples.

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