MONTICELLO, GEORGIA—
U.S. Postal Service
Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee stepped out of a post office vehicle to deliver a parcel to a residence and twisted their ankle, resulting in a fall and an ankle fracture that required hospitalization.
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