# Fractures at U.S Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241211971` · 12/31/2024 · LINDENHURST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S Postal Service
- **Location:** 65 East Hoffman Avenue, LINDENHURST, NEW YORK, 11757
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over a bucket and fell onto a metal cart. The employee sustained four broken ribs.

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