Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 4/29/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015042433 · 4/29/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
Source: Delivery truck or van
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 103 Breazeale Street, BELTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29627
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee struck a tree and broke her right ankle while driving between scheduled delivery points. The employee lost control of her vehicle while attempting to avoid a dog. The brakes locked, causing the vehicle to slide across a grassy area and into a tree. The employee was hospitalized and received surgery.

Source

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