Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at USPS
Start: 2/9/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016021223 · 2/9/2016 · USPS

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: USPS
Location: 47 Harvard Avenue, ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02134
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While delivering mail at a private residence, an employee slipped on black ice and fell on the stairs. The employee injured the left ankle and was hospitalized overnight, requiring surgery.

Source

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