Fractures

Name: Fractures at United States Postal Service
Start: 6/2/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022064767 · 6/2/2022 · United States Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source: Cages, cage racks

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 400 Intermodel Parkway, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a tug to move mail equipment to various locations. The tug struck a wire cage container and the employee was thrown to the floor, landing on her right side. The employee sustained a broken hip requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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