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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017021484 · 2/15/2017 · USPS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hip(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source
Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals

Employer

Name
USPS
Location
on the rural route, CLYDE, TEXAS, 79510
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unhooking her seatbelt while exiting a mail vehicle on a rural route when the shoulder strap fell and hooked onto her shoelace, causing her to fall to the ground and fracture her left hip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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