Damage to artificial limb(s)

Name: Damage to artificial limb(s) at UPS
Start: 10/23/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201010093 · 10/23/2020 · UPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Prosthetic and orthopedic devices of the trunk
Nature of injury: Damage to artificial limb(s)

Cause

Event: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source: Packages, parcels

Employer

Name: UPS
Location: 2006 River Road, NORTH APOLLO, PENNSYLVANIA, 15673
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a package that weighed over 70lbs. to load it onto a truck when her hip gave out. The employee's artificial hip was fractured.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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