Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 6/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065266 · 6/9/2017 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

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: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 25 DORCHESTER AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02205
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to empty equipment into a trailer. When he dismounted the forklift, his right heel was caught on the side of the forklift. He fell to the floor, fracturing his right hip and suffering an abrasion to his right elbow.

Source

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