# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018043770` · 4/19/2018 · SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4701 Old Canoe Creek, SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA, 34769
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lost her footing or balance and fell down the three-step stairway outside the building resulting in a lower left leg fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.

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