Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 4/14/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043132 · 4/14/2021 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Garage doors

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 300 Brush Creek Road, WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15095
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a powered industrial truck when the vehicle made a sudden right turn and crashed through a dock door and landed in the parking lot. The employee sustained a dislocated right shoulder, a broken ankle, and head lacerations.

Source

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