# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20161110563` · 11/9/2016 · HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 56 Ralston Avenue, HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT, 06517
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After delivering mail to a house, an employee turned and started to descend the steps, which were wet. He slipped on the steps and broke his left ankle, requiring surgery.

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