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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022021029 · 2/2/2022 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source
Walls
Secondary source
Street, road, driveway, unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
805 Club Blvd., DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, 27704
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A city mail carrier was stepping down into a driveway. When he stepped onto a brick retaining wall, its bricks gave way and he fell to the gravel below, suffering a broken right arm and a sprained left knee and ankle. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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