Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at US Postal Service
Start: 12/4/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211069 · 12/4/2023 · US 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: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: US Postal Service
Location: 1401 W. Fort St., DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48233
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On December 4, 2023, an employee had been lowering a dock plate to offload a truck. The truck moved causing the employee to fall from the loading dock to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and internal bleeding.

Source

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