# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service - Industrial Station
> OSHA SIR `2018010172` · 1/6/2018 · SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Industrial Station
- **Location:** 165 Dunlap St N, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, 55104
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had just delivered mail to an establishment and was returning to a mail vehicle when the employee slipped and fell on the icy ground. The employee suffered a right ankle/foot injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

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