# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2015041773` · 4/6/2015 · COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 600 Mountain Cove, COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, 38401
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was delivering a parcel at a residence. She went up three steps and handed the package to the resident. When she came down the steps, she tripped and fractured her ankle. The steps were wet at the time.

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