# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - MLS P&DC
> OSHA SIR `2021031927` · 3/3/2021 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - MLS P&DC
- **Location:** 11251 RANCHO CARMEL DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92199
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was collecting mail in the plant using a tow tractor when they lost control and fell from the vehicle. The employee's left ankle and foot were caught between the tractor and a guardrail in the facility resulting in a fractured ankle.

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