# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20191213009` · 12/18/2019 · VANDALIA, OHIO
## 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:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 323 James Bohanan Drive, VANDALIA, OHIO, 45377
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a parking lot when the employee slipped and fell on ice, suffering a broken ankle that required surgery.

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