# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241211545` · 12/13/2024 · BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object  unspecified
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 7229 Dole Court, BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, 93308
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On December 13, 2024, an employee was loading a portable hydraulic lift onto the back of a stake bed truck. The equipment shifted in the truck and fell onto the employee, resulting in injuries to his face and back.

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