Fractures

Name: Fractures at USPS
Start: 12/7/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181212564 · 12/7/2018 · USPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, 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: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: USPS
Location: 1001 Hawkins Ave., LAKE GROVE, NEW YORK, 11755
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While scanning at the rear door of a postal truck, an employee tripped over a pallet jack that was on the lift. The employee fell against the railing of the lift and sustained fractured ribs.

Source

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