# Fractures at United States Post Office
> OSHA SIR `2018088225` · 8/11/2018 · MELVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Street, road, or driveway irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Rain
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Post Office
- **Location:** 160 Duryea rd, MELVILLE, NEW YORK, 11747
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail at a resident's house. He was walking on the driveway, which had cracks and was slippery from rain, when he slipped/tripped and fell onto the pavement, breaking his left ankle.

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