Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service Cottage Grove Carrier Annex
Start: 8/4/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087227 · 8/4/2016 · U.S. Postal Service Cottage Grove Carrier Annex

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Curbs

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service Cottage Grove Carrier Annex
Location: 7523 95th Street S, COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA, 55016
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On or about August 4, 2016, an employee was transferring a tray of mail to the mail truck when the carrier stepped off a curb, felt a snap in the left ankle, dropped the tray of mail, and fell to the ground. The employee's ankle fractured in three places.

Source

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