Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 1/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010209 · 1/12/2016 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
Source: Curbs
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 117 North Meridian Street, PORTLAND, INDIANA, 47371
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

While delivering mail in the city, an employee tripped on a snow-covered curb. The employee suffered a compound fracture of the right fibula and tibia near the ankle.

Source

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