# Fractures at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018010616` · 1/18/2018 · WIGGINS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 125 W. Border Ave., WIGGINS, MISSISSIPPI, 39577
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on ice while stepping from a customer's porch, fracturing the left ankle.

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