Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 11/29/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201111205 · 11/29/2020 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slipping
Source: Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 4801 W. Van Giesen Street, WEST RICHLAND, WASHINGTON, 99353
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A mail carrier was walking to the door of a house to deliver a parcel when she slipped on black ice on the sidewalk. She fell and sustained a broken right femur.

Source

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