# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021286` · 2/9/2017 · CHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 5 Chester St., CHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03036
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped in the icy parking lot and broke her ankle, requiring surgery.

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