# Fractures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2019032891` · 3/19/2019 · APPLETON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(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:** USPS
- **Location:** 3310 Meade Street, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, 54911
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While delivering mail and packages to an apartment building, an employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground. The employee suffered three fractures to the lower right leg.

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