Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 11/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110809 · 11/24/2023 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 5300 Corporation Dr., HOPE MILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, 28348
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was assisting a truck driver on the dock plate of a dock lift. The truck pulled forward from the dock, causing the dock plate to fall lower than normal. The employee stumbled and fell from the dock to the ground, resulting in ankle and elbow injuries that required hospitalization.

Source

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