Fractures

Name: Fractures at US Postal Service
Start: 7/12/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076050 · 7/12/2022 · US Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Cages, cage racks

Employer

Name: US Postal Service
Location: 955 Goffs Falls Rd., MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03103
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move mail cages in the distribution center. The employee came to a stop and dismounted the PIT. The PIT rolled forward and pinned the employee against a metal cage causing two broken ribs and a head injury.

Source

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