# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022075821` · 7/5/2022 · NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 69 Woodland Road, NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT, 06840
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mail carrier was exiting her delivery vehicle when she fell to the concrete ground. She sustained a broken left ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.

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