# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20161211718` · 12/17/2016 · FORSYTH, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **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:** 124 Highland Drive, FORSYTH, ILLINOIS, 62535
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting out of her vehicle to pick up a piece of mail that had fallen when she slipped on ice, breaking her left ankle and left leg. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

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