# Fractures at U.S. Postal Services
> OSHA SIR `2021021644` · 2/23/2021 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Parking lot-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Services
- **Location:** 1050 Forbell Street., BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11256
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on black ice in a parking lot. The employee suffered a fracture to the left ankle (as well as minor scrapes to the left hand) and was hospitalized.

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