Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/26/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015053164 · 5/26/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway
Source: Automobile
Secondary source: Pickup truck

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 107 North 1st Street, THORNDALE, TEXAS, 76577
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee, a rural mail carrier, observed a pick-up truck traveling towards her at a high rate of speed and possibly out of control. She was operating a personal vehicle, and pulled over to avoid the pick-up. The pick-up truck struck the employee's vehicle causing the air bags to deploy. The employee suffered broken ribs.

Source

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