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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016054199 · 5/14/2016 · US Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name
US Postal Service
Location
850 W 12th Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80234
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pulling containers of mail from a tractor-trailer onto an elevated scissor lift. The employee fell through the opening, and a container also fell through the opening on top of him. He suffered a laceration to the back of his head and a neck fracture, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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