# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241211237` · 12/5/2024 · POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 430 Poplar St., POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, 63901
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost their balance while sorting packages and fell to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized.

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