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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20191011280 · 10/30/2019 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Location
7415 COMMONWEALTH AVE., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32099
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 30, 2019, an employee was preparing an area to throw bundles of mail underneath the automated parcel bundle sorter. He got on a powered operated pallet jack to move it. While he was moving the pallet jack, the control handle unexpectedly came up, causing the pallet jack to come to a quick stop. He fell off of the pallet jack and landed on his back on the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a fractured back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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