# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016010694` · 1/25/2016 · GLASGOW, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 605 2nd Ave South suite 102, GLASGOW, MONTANA, 59231
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking a route, an employee slipped on snow-covered ice and fractured the right ankle.

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