Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 2/23/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015020703 · 2/23/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source: Ceilings

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 24800 64th Ave South, KENT, WASHINGTON, 98032
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

In an attempt to enter a locked room, an employee used a ladder to climb over the door through the false ceiling. He slipped and fell through the false ceiling resulting in a concussion and broken ribs.

Source

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