Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center
Start: 9/8/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096531 · 9/8/2015 · U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center
Location: 3232 Denmark Ave, EAGAN, MINNESOTA, 55121
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was walking while carrying a tub of mail. The employee's foot got caught on all-purpose container webbing, and the employee fell to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for a broken rib on the left side and a collapsed left lung.

Source

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