# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2025010721` · 1/22/2025 · MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 485 Speedwell Ave, MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY, 07950
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a business after a mail delivery. The employee slipped on black ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken leg.

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