Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 6/2/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015063363 · 6/2/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Airport utility vehicle-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 3225 N Harbor drive Gate 31, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92101
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was inspecting airport contractor equipment for unattended mail. She heard a noise behind her; she then tripped and fell over the connecting tongue of one of the carts. When she fell to the ground, her left knee cap was broken on impact. She was hospitalized.

Source

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