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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016076421 · 7/15/2016 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
805 Lee State, FRANKLINTON, LOUISIANA, 70438
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a ladder to retrieve a package in the storage area. She miss-stepped coming down the ladder, fell, and tried to catching herself using her leg. Her leg broke beneath the knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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