# Fractures at UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2016010538` · 1/20/2016 · TURNERS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Street, road, driveway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 6480 E Farm Rd #148, TURNERS, MISSOURI, 65765
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Jan 20, 2016, an employee stopped for a comfort break along the roadway. As she started to get out of her vehicle she slipped on the icy road surface, fell, and broke her left ankle. She was hospitalized for surgery on the ankle.

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