# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `20161211704` · 12/16/2016 · LOUISBURG, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 30720 Switzer Road, LOUISBURG, KANSAS, 66053
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell on icy residential stairs while delivering mail, breaking the left ankle.

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