Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/16/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054257 · 5/16/2016 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 969 Porter Street, VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA, 94590
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

While walking, an employee stepped up and over a curb instead of using a ramp. The employee's knees gave way, resulting in injuries to both knees and quadriceps. The employee required surgery.

Source

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