Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 4/25/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043720 · 4/25/2017 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary source: Rain

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 371 Petersville Church Rd., NEW CANTON, VIRGINIA, 23123
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was descending a wet staircase after delivering a parcel when she slipped and fell down the stairs, resulting in a broken right femur. The injury required surgery.

Source

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