# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016099150` · 9/28/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** West Berry Station, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77035
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While clearing leaves in the back parking lot, an employee tripped on a telephone line that was close to the ground, breaking her right ankle. She was hospitalized for surgery.

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