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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020032660 · 3/21/2020 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
4000 109TH ST., DES MOINES, IOWA, 50395
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee had been dispatching APCs using a ride-on pallet jack and struck an I-beam. The employee was thrown from the pallet jack onto the floor and fractured their right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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