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Intracranial injuries, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20171212384 · 12/30/2017 · U. S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Intracranial injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
U. S. Postal Service
Location
51 Pennwood Place, WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15086
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was serving as an expeditor on a loading dock and checking out a truck driver who had finished his load. The dock door was open and as the truck moved away from the dock, which was approximately 4 feet high, the employee fell off the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury and a possible tailbone injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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