Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 9/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098925 · 9/27/2023 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary source: Rain

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 621 Highway 113, LODI, WISCONSIN, 53555
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a private residence on a rainy day. As he was walking down three steps at the residence, he slipped and fell, sustaining three rib fractures and a punctured right lung.

Source

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