Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 1/4/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010041 · 1/4/2017 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slipping
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: W4642 S. Shore Road, MAUSTON, WISCONSIN, 53948
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was salting an icy area when he slipped and fell forward, hitting his forehead on the asphalt. He fractured his skull and suffered a brain hemorrhage.

Source

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