# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2017010221` · 1/9/2017 · OELWEIN, IOWA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Street, road, driveway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 30 1ST AVE NE, OELWEIN, IOWA, 50662
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee fell on an icy street while delivering mail, fracturing the right ankle and lower right leg and requiring surgery.

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