# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2025021089` · 2/3/2025 · WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 150 East Main Street, WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, 01581
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking when he slipped on ice and fell to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a left knee injury and required surgery.

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