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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015107775 · 10/18/2015 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Cages, cage racks

Employer

Name
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location
2591 BUSSE RD., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about 10/18/2015 an employee was attempting to clear a jam in a parcel bundling machine and climbed on top of a rolling wire cage container approximately 41" high x 48" long x 40" wide. The employee slipped from the cage and fell to the floor fracturing their ribs and collarbone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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