# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20181010868` · 10/22/2018 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 1591 Dalton Ave., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45234
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While delivering a package, an employee missed a 2" to 3" step and fell, breaking the ankle in three different locations.

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