# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016054643` · 5/26/2016 · WEATHERFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 629 Saddle Ridge Trail, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, 76087
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was returning to her vehicle after delivering a parcel to the front porch of a house when she rolled her left ankle on the sidewalk. She then lost her balance and fell to the sidewalk, fracturing her right patella.

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