# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021090` · 2/3/2017 · PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Street, road, driveway, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 40 Simmons Avenue, PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53072
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 3, 2017, an employee slipped on ice in a driveway while delivering mail, fracturing an ankle.

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