Fractures

Name: Fractures at United States Postal Service
Start: 9/15/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098551 · 9/15/2023 · United States Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 28150 Highway 189, LAKE ARROWHEAD, CALIFORNIA, 92352
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On September 15, 2023, an employee in the collection box area was attempting to hit a bug with a ruler. The bug jumped, causing the employee to jump backward and fall on the floor, twisting her leg in the process. The employee sustained a fractured right fibula.

Source

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