Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/30/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054727 · 5/30/2016 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 2901 Scott Futrell Dr., CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28228
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On May 30, 2016, at approximately 6:50 p.m., an employee was walking on the workroom floor in the automation area when her shoelace became caught on a float tire. She fell to the floor, hitting her right elbow and the joint between her right hip and thigh. She required hospitalization and surgery for a broken hip.

Source

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