Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 10/18/2015

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: JSON-LD · Markdown