# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021021490` · 2/17/2021 · ONEONTA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 405 3rd Ave W, ONEONTA, ALABAMA, 35121
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to an apartment to deliver mail. She slipped on ice and mud on a walkway and fell, suffering a broken left leg.

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