# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017087722` · 8/11/2017 · HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-unpaved
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 713 School St, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 71913
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking her mail route when she slipped and fell on wet gravel. She broke her left ankle in three different places, requiring hospitalization.

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