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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022021558 · 2/17/2022 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to slipping
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
7801 Day Drive, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44129
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stepping from a loading dock into a postal vehicle when the top of her head struck the top of the vehicle. She stepped back, slipped, and fell, hitting her back and head on the loading dock. She suffered broken vertebrae in the lower back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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