Fractures

Name: Fractures at U S Postal Service
Start: 1/29/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019011026 · 1/29/2019 · U S Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: U S Postal Service
Location: 1921 Elvis Presley Blvd, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, 38136
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was descending stairs while carrying a flat mail tray when the employee missed the last two steps. The employee fell and fractured an ankle. The handrail was not used at the time of the incident.

Source

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