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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021355 · 2/10/2017 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Cages, cage racks
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
1894 Geary Blvd., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 94115
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A transportation driver was attempting to load mail cages onto a trailer and placed them on a lift platform without securing them. When he raised the lift, a cage rolled off and struck the injured employee, who suffered chipped vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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