# Fractures at U. S Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019021604` · 2/12/2019 · EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S Postal Service
- **Location:** 119 Industrial Drive, EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS, 01028
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail on her route. While walking up to an address to deliver a parcel, she slipped and fell on accumulated snow and ice breaking an ankle.

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