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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017043856 · 4/27/2017 · UNITED PARCEL 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
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
Location
5020 IVY ST., COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, 80022
NAICS
492210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in the irregular package section when a coworker extended a package slide so packages could migrate to a lower conveyor. The employee then walked and hit the slide, falling to the floor and breaking his femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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