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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024032380 · 3/17/2024 · U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Wheeled containers, material moving equipment n.e.c.
Secondary source
Pallet jack riding

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center
Location
100 South 1st Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, 55401
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On March 17, 2024, at approximately 11:50 p.m., an employee was operating a ride-on electric pallet jack on the loading dock after loading a truck when he was struck by an all-purpose container (APC) that had fallen off the forks of another electric pallet jack that was being operated nearby. The APC struck the employee in the lower left leg, resulting in a fracture and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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