# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20201211850` · 12/19/2020 · SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonclassifiable
- **Source:** Pallet jack-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 2600 Oak Street, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60175
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 19, 2020, an employee was scanning a parcel when she stepped back onto a pallet jack and suffered a broken right ankle.

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