# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2025032458` · 3/14/2025 · SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Structural barriers  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 1795 W 2100 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 84199
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing janitorial duties and carrying bathroom supplies when he slipped on a guardrail mounting post and fell on his side. The employee's hip was fractured and required surgery.

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