# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016021660` · 2/23/2016 · MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 149 Center St, MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17847
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee twisted and fractured his ankle while stepping off of a step on his mail delivery route.

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