# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018065791` · 6/13/2018 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 3200 Summit Blvd, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33416
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a forklift suffered an ankle fracture when he struck a column and the forklift's battery cover struck him.

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