# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20221210541` · 12/3/2022 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pallet jack-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 4720 Oak Fair Blvd, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33610
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been speaking with a supervisor on the south dock. The employee turned around to walk away and struck against a manual pallet jack. The employee sustained injury to the left ankle requiring surgery.

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