# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2017021493` · 2/15/2017 · MELVILLE, NEW YORK
## 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:** USPS
- **Location:** 160 Duryea Road, MELVILLE, NEW YORK, 11747
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on black ice while checking on trailers in the yard, fracturing an ankle.

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