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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2016010695 · 1/25/2016 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary source
Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
310 SE 5th St, GREENFIELD, IOWA, 50849
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On January 25, at approximately 9:00 AM, an employee was descending the steps at a residence after delivering mail. The employee slipped on ice on the middle step and suffered a possible fractured ankle, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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