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Fractures
1 hospitalization
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2016054549
· 5/24/2016 · USPS
Severity
Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures
Cause
Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified
Employer
Name
USPS
Location
1720 Market St., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63155
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1
Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam from a piece of equipment while working from a ladder. As he descended the ladder, his pant leg was caught on the machine and he fell to the floor, breaking his leg.
Source
Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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