# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016010695` · 1/25/2016 · GREENFIELD, IOWA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 310 SE 5th St, GREENFIELD, IOWA, 50849
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On January 25, at approximately 9:00 AM, an employee was descending the steps at a residence after delivering mail. The employee slipped on ice on the middle step and suffered a possible fractured ankle, requiring surgery.

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