Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 10/5/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109448 · 10/5/2020 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Delivery truck or van
Secondary source: Sand, gravel

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 10 Lance Lane, GOFFSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03045
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While on a route delivering mail an employee stepped out of their LLV onto soft/loose gravel, lost footing, twisted an ankle, and fell to the ground. The employee attempted to brace their fall with their arm which resulted in a broken shoulder blade.

Source

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