# Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2021043549` · 4/29/2021 · WASHINGTON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 1777 WASHINGTON CROSSING, WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, 63090
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a parking lot, carrying two tubs of mail to her vehicle. Her foot caught a crevice between the sidewalk and a curb and she fell, spraining her left ankle and breaking both right ankle bones. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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