# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20161211588` · 12/13/2016 · WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
## 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:** 610 West Navajo Street, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, 47906
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While walking to a house to deliver the mail, an employee slipped on ice and fell, suffering a broken left ankle.

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