Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at USPS
Start: 4/12/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043029 · 4/12/2021 · USPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary source: Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved

Employer

Name: USPS
Location: 1200 Williams Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14240
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was walking down the steps while delivering mail when they lost their footing and fell down the steps onto a cement walkway, resulting in a torn calf muscle on the left leg.

Source

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