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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015011011 · 1/31/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Stairs, steps-indoors

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
3733 SW Plaza Dr., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just finished delivering a package and was walking down a set of carpeted stairs when the employee tripped. The employee fell down about 4 to 5 stairs and landed on the ankle, fracturing a bone in the lower leg; employee required surgery and a hospital admittance.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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