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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024053945 · 5/6/2024 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Other semi, tractor-trailer

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
850 Newark Turnpike, KEARNY, NEW JERSEY, 07099
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was opening the trailer door on a tractor. She had one foot on the back of the trailer when it pulled away from the bay. She lost balance and fell to the concrete 5 feet below. She sustained a fractured leg and a back injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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