Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 10/18/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109813 · 10/18/2016 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

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: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Sand, gravel

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 2222 Dave Buck Rd., JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE, 37601
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was delivering mail from her vehicle. She pulled over to reload mail from the back of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle. As she dismounted her vehicle, she fell on uneven gravel and twisted her ankle. Her left ankle broke and required surgery.

Source

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