# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service - Tyler Post Office
> OSHA SIR `20181212620` · 12/8/2018 · TYLER, MINNESOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service - Tyler Post Office
- **Location:** 405 Dane Bod Drive, TYLER, MINNESOTA, 56178
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At 11:30 a.m. on December 8, 2018, a rural mail carrier slipped on an icy patch while walking through a parking lot toward an apartment building. The carrier fell to the ground, suffering a broken right ankle.

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