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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015129747 · 12/28/2015 · U. S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
U. S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location
56 Spring St, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01267
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sorting mail at an indoor facility. She stepped into an open sided cardboard box to retrieve a parcel, tripped when she stepped out of the box, and fell breaking the right hip. She was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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