Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service, Central MA Processing Center
Start: 12/23/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211603 · 12/23/2023 · U.S. Postal Service, Central MA Processing Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service, Central MA Processing Center
Location: 192 Main Street, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01546
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 23, 2023, an employee was backing a piece of mail transport equipment (MTE). They stepped backward as a fork truck was passing by and the forks of the truck contacted the employee's right ankle, resulting in injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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