Fractures

Name: Fractures at USPS
Start: 8/21/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088664 · 8/21/2019 · USPS

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 over an object
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: USPS
Location: 686 S. Seguin Ave., NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, 78130
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a large metal container that holds mail trays. She removed the netting from the front of the container to retrieve the trays and placed the netting on the ground. After retrieving the trays, she tripped on the netting and fell to the ground, landing on the trays she was carrying. She broke her hip.

Source

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