Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Name: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/28/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054645 · 5/28/2022 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Source: Other client or customer
Secondary source: Baseball bats, hockey sticks, rackets

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 1001 California Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15290
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 28, 2022, at 4:24 PM, a postal employee was delivering mail to residences. The employee was facing their mail vehicle when a customer came up from behind and assaulted him with a baseball bat. He sustained a broken arm, a bruised kidney, and injuries that required twenty-three staples to the head.

Source

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