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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017088164 · 8/24/2017 · United States Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Scales

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
325 Strawberry Field Road, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02886
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just walked through two double swinging doors to the mailroom. The employee attempted to cross a floor scale and tripped over the edge of the scale. She fell to the ground and as the double swinging doors swung back through, one of them struck her in the head and fractured her neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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