Fractures

Name: Fractures at U. S. Postal Service (USPS)
Start: 7/14/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076596 · 7/14/2020 · U. S. Postal Service (USPS)

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: U. S. Postal Service (USPS)
Location: 1750 Lundy Avenue, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, 95101
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On 7/14/2020, an employee on a loading dock was scanning a barcode that was attached to the rear door of a trailer. The employee lost her balance and fell 45 inches from the dock to the cement ground. The employee sustained a broken left arm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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