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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024054040 · 5/8/2024 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source
Nonpressurized containers n.e.c.
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
1165 2nd Avenue, DES MOINES, IOWA, 50318
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was on top of an APC to access a radio on a shelf when they slipped and fell to the ground. They sustained three fractured ribs, a fractured right scapula and right clavicle, a knot on top of their head, and a laceration to their left leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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