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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015041794 · 4/7/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
24 Corliss Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02904
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, a maintenance employee was standing on the fourth step of an 8-foot step ladder, reaching with a pole to unjam an overhead mail tray. He fell from the ladder to the ground below, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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