# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017043600` · 4/21/2017 · ERIN, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 30 ARLINGTON ST, ERIN, TENNESSEE, 37061
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee tripped on the bottom step of a customer's residence while delivering a package. The employee fell and fractured her left ankle in three places.

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