# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018043520` · 4/12/2018 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
- **Source:** Off-road or industrial vehicle-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2591 Busse Road, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hanging a sign on a swinging door while on a motorized cart when a forklift operator reversed through the swinging doors and pinned the employee's foot and ankle between the swinging door and the motorized cart. The employee suffered fractures to the right leg and ankle.

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