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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015097106 · 9/25/2015 · U.S. Postal Service - Chisholm Station

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service - Chisholm Station
Location
2510 S Elizabeth Ave, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67217
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a mail shipment off a delivery truck at the processing center loading dock. A general purpose mail container fell off a scissor lift and struck her, fracturing her left forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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