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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018010027 · 1/2/2018 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
Source
Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
2766 Hamilton Mill Road, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30519
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At approximately 19:00 PM on January 2, 2018, an employee was delivering mail along a rural route when he noticed he was off on the right side of the road. As he tried to pull the vehicle back onto the road, he lost control and it overturned. He was ejected and pinned under the vehicle, suffering four broken ribs, a broken collarbone on the right side, and injuries to his right arm and wrist. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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