# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015052838` · 5/13/2015 · SAINT MICHAELS, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 7983 Quaker Neck Rd., SAINT MICHAELS, MARYLAND, 21663
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee fell while descending steps in front of the post office to collect mail, fracturing her right ankle and requiring hospitalization.

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