# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023032163` · 3/8/2023 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 25 Dorchester Avenue, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02205
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee fell off a riding pallet jack and sustained a broken ankle.

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