Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 3/20/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032556 · 3/20/2017 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Bungee cords

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 225 MICHIGAN ST. NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 49501
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was moving an empty hamper to a worksite. The employee was holding onto a bungee cord affixed to the hamper when the bungee cord came loose, causing the employee to lose balance and fall to the floor. The employee suffered a broken left femur.

Source

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