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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024020991 · 2/1/2024 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and hip joint(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level n.e.c.
Source
Other constructed surface
Secondary source
Containers unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
3039 Main St., VERNON, FLORIDA, 32462
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were trying to get an oversized package container into the facility. One employee was pushing the container through the dock door when it struck another employee, knocking them into the back wall and onto the cement surface inside the vestibule. The injured employee was hospitalized with a broken left hip and two broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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