Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 1/4/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010061 · 1/4/2015 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified

Cause

Event: Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 1401 W. FORT ST., DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48233
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

Employee was loading a trailer with a forklift when the left leg of the trailer collapsed, causing the trailer to tilt to the left. This caused the forklift and employee to slide to the left, striking the trailer wall and causing an acute spinal injury to the employee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown