# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024087877` · 8/26/2024 · CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Stepped or knelt on object
- **Source:** Pipes, conduits  concrete or clay
- **Secondary source:** Hole in ground
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 605 Bell Avenue, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY, 42718
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A mail carrier stepped out of his vehicle and into a large hole in the ground that was covered by the unkept yard. The hole had a piece of clay pipe exposed. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated right Achilles tendon and required surgery.

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