Sprains and cuts

Name: Sprains and cuts at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 12/3/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212454 · 12/3/2019 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Sprains and cuts

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 51 PENNWOOD PLACE, WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15086
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee parked a forklift, exited it, and was attempting to open a dock door when the spring broke on the door, causing it to come down. The employee lost balance and fell onto the parked forklift, suffering lacerations to the head, a wrist sprain, and a back injury. The employee was hospitalized and required staples.

Source

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