# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023098551` · 9/15/2023 · LAKE ARROWHEAD, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 28150 Highway 189, LAKE ARROWHEAD, CALIFORNIA, 92352
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On September 15, 2023, an employee in the collection box area was attempting to hit a bug with a ruler. The bug jumped, causing the employee to jump backward and fall on the floor, twisting her leg in the process. The employee sustained a fractured right fibula.

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