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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021043022 · 4/11/2021 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location
24 CORLISS STREET, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02904
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sorting non-machinable mail into dispatch cages when she tripped on a bundle of magazines that had fallen to the floor. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a left hip bone fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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