Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 4/29/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043549 · 4/29/2021 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
Source: Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity

Employer

Name: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Location: 1777 WASHINGTON CROSSING, WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, 63090
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a parking lot, carrying two tubs of mail to her vehicle. Her foot caught a crevice between the sidewalk and a curb and she fell, spraining her left ankle and breaking both right ankle bones. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Source

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