# Fractures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024076410` · 7/15/2024 · HEMLOCK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 4625 North Main Street, HEMLOCK, NEW YORK, 14466
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on the dock carrying a flat tub when they tripped and fell on the floor. The employee sustained two broken ankles that required surgery.

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