# Fractures at United Stated Postal Service- La Verne
> OSHA SIR `2021064758` · 6/11/2021 · CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** United Stated Postal Service- La Verne
- **Location:** 2911 Claremont Heights Road, CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, 91711
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A USPS mail carrier was walking to a resident's door with a heavy parcel. As the carrier moved from the side of a carport to reach the front porch, the parcel hit the top of the carport. The carrier fell backward and suffered a broken right fibula, tibia, and ankle.

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