# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE-GRAND LEDGE
> OSHA SIR `2015020513` · 2/17/2015 · GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE-GRAND LEDGE
- **Location:** 118 E. JEFFERSON, GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN, 48837
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While delivering mail on a rural route, employee slipped and fell due to snow and ice. This resulted in a right lower leg fracture of both bones. Employee was hospitalized and needed emergency surgery to repair the leg.

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