Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at U.s Postal Service
Start: 11/21/2017

1 hospitalization, 1 loss of eye · 20171111157 · 11/21/2017 · U.s Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 1
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.s Postal Service
Location: 341 9th Avenue, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10199
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sorting mail when he picked up a parcel that contained a sharp object. The object then came out of the parcel and hit his left eye, resulting in an eye loss.

Source

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