Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 10/7/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109488 · 10/7/2016 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 20 C Street, SW, QUINCY, WASHINGTON, 98848
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

While loading mail into a vehicle, an employee fell from the same level onto a concrete slab. The employee's foot twisted on the slab, which caused the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee suffered a broken left wrist and fractured left hip.

Source

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