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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017087960 · 8/18/2017 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location
79 POSTAL SERVICE WAY, SCARBOROUGH, MAINE, 04074
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While exiting the cab of a tractor-trailer rig, an employee slipped on the step and fell, hitting an adjacent truck and breaking some ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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