# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018099376` · 9/11/2018 · VIDOR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 21833 Interstate 10, VIDOR, TEXAS, 77662
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping out of her mail truck in a parking lot. She slipped in a water puddle and broke her right ankle.

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