Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 6/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023065617 · 6/24/2023 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 80 County Road, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07097
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A postal service employee was walking through a plant when she tripped over a guardrail mounting bolt and fell to the floor. The employee sustained an injured right knee, which will require surgery.

Source

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