Fractures

Name: Fractures at UPS
Start: 12/2/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161211255 · 12/2/2016 · UPS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 1 UPS Way, HODGKINS, ILLINOIS, 60525
NAICS: 561439
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee attempted to unload an irregular package from a trailer. The other packages in the trailer shifted and caused the employee to fall. The irregular package then fell onto the employee, who suffered a fractured left leg.

Source

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