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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021097996 · 9/16/2021 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
4001 S Pine Street, TACOMA, WASHINGTON, 98413
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was sorting large parcels in the large parcel sorting area. The employee moved a gaylord box filled with parcels with a manual pallet jack. The employee was on the front side of the box, pulling down on the upper edge of the cardboard and tipping it over. As she stepped back and was pulling down, her feet slipped out from under her and she fell backward. As she fell, she placed both hands back to catch herself and fractured both wrists.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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