Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles P&DC
Start: 12/21/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211565 · 12/21/2023 · U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles P&DC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles P&DC
Location: 7001 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 90052
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.

Source

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