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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017032682 · 3/23/2017 · US Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c

Employer

Name
US Postal Service
Location
702 Richland Hills, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78245
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was delivering mail. The employee stepped onto the back bumper of the postal vehicle to step inside the vehicle. His foot slipped off of the bumper and he attempted to break his fall using his right arm. The employee suffered several fractures to the right wrist requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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