# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2016010917` · 1/29/2016 · SALEM, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 735 West Wilson Rd, SALEM, OHIO, 44460
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 9:50 a.m., an employee slipped on icy steps and fractured the right ankle while delivering mail.

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