# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020032660` · 3/21/2020 · DES MOINES, IOWA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4000 109TH ST., DES MOINES, IOWA, 50395
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had been dispatching APCs using a ride-on pallet jack and struck an I-beam. The employee was thrown from the pallet jack onto the floor and fractured their right ankle.

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