Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 9/8/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096536 · 9/8/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Stairs, steps-outdoors

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 1951 Harshman Blvd., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45501
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just finished a delivery at a residential house and was descending the stairs from the property. While stepping downward off the stairs, the employee dislocated and broke their right ankle.

Source

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