Fractures

Name: Fractures at USPS
Start: 12/26/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213189 · 12/26/2019 · USPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Parts and materials, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: USPS
Location: 1601 E. Mound Road, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 26, 2019, while retrieving mail out of a delivery point sequence rack, an employee tripped over a rack door on the floor. The employee fell backwards and landed on the floor, suffering a broken lower-back vertebra. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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