# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241211097` · 12/2/2024 · TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 300 South Main Street, TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62568
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a residence when they slipped on black ice in a residential driveway and fell. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.

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