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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020098857 · 9/17/2020 · USPS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road, unspecified
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
USPS
Location
338 S. Dixie Hwy, LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA, 33460
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading packages into the right side of a mail truck when a garbage truck struck the left rear-end of the mail truck. The impact pushed the mail truck onto the sidewalk and into a building, and the employee was thrown from the truck to the ground. The employee suffered collarbone and head fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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