Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at United States Postal Service
Start: 2/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021287 · 2/9/2017 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slipping
Source: Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 524 E. Edgewater Street, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 9, 2017, an employee was delivering mail to a customer's home. As she made the turn onto the home's front sidewalk, she slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing her right fibula and dislocating her ankle.

Source

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