Fractures

Name: Fractures at United States Postal Services
Start: 1/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010204 · 1/8/2021 · United States Postal Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Street, road, driveway, unspecified

Employer

Name: United States Postal Services
Location: 2190 Zip Code Place, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33409
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 6:30 on January 8, 2021, an employee was working on the dock, pulling up a dock plate, when he fell off the dock surface to the roadway. He suffered a broken lower right arm and was hospitalized.

Source

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