# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20241110971` · 11/26/2024 · LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 49 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave, LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY, 07039
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a grassy hill while delivering an item to a private residence when they slipped on the grass and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle.

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