# Fractures and dislocations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017021287` · 2/9/2017 · PORTAGE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 524 E. Edgewater Street, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 9, 2017, an employee was delivering mail to a customer's home. As she made the turn onto the home's front sidewalk, she slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing her right fibula and dislocating her ankle.

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