# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241111038` · 11/27/2024 · KENNERDELL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Parking blocks or barriers
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 240 Main Street, KENNERDELL, PENNSYLVANIA, 16374
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a loading dock when she tripped on a rubber bumper stopper and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken hip.

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