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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021031927 · 3/3/2021 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - MLS P&DC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c

Employer

Name
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - MLS P&DC
Location
11251 RANCHO CARMEL DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92199
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was collecting mail in the plant using a tow tractor when they lost control and fell from the vehicle. The employee's left ankle and foot were caught between the tractor and a guardrail in the facility resulting in a fractured ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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