PORTLAND, INDIANA—
U.S. Postal Service
Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Fractures
Final narrative
While delivering mail in the city, an employee tripped on a snow-covered curb. The employee suffered a compound fracture of the right fibula and tibia near the ankle.
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