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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023043525 · 4/19/2023 · USPS

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
USPS
Location
1401 West Fort Street, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48233
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On April 19, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on a mail sorting machine. As he was walking toward the back of the machine, the employee went to step over the tow hook of an electric cart mover and fell to the floor. He sustained facial contusions and a right arm fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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