Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 4/11/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043466 · 4/11/2018 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hip(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
Source: Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 3302 Zoe Street, JOHNS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29455
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On April 11, 2018, at 1:13 p.m., an employee was walking on the sidewalk and reading a package label to make sure it was the right address when he tripped on an elevation between two concrete sidewalk panels. He fell on his right side and broke his right hip, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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