# Fractures and dislocations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020043968` · 4/30/2020 · NEWARK, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 41 Treamont Street, NEWARK, DELAWARE, 19711
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/30/2020, at approximately 2:00 PM, an employee was delivering mail to residents when he stepped backwards onto a stone or brick that came loose and twisted his left ankle. The employee then fell to the ground, suffering two fractures and a dislocation of the left ankle. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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