# Fractures at US POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2020021225` · 2/6/2020 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** US POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 7103 Idlewild, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63136
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail at a residence. The employee slipped on ice while walking down a ramp and fell to the ground, suffering a broken foot.

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