# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2019076826` · 7/8/2019 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 675 Wold Ledges Pkwy, AKRON, OHIO, 44309
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was kneeling down to retrieve parcels from a pallet. The employee's knee gave out and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken foot/ankle.

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