# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021021423` · 2/16/2021 · SAINT GEORGE, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Mud
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 5988 W. Bilton Blvd., SAINT GEORGE, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29477
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A mail carrier was exiting her vehicle in the parking lot when she stepped in mud and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right ankle, requiring surgery.

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