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Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

1 hospitalization · 2024054086 · 5/9/2024 · USPS Michigan Metroplex P&DC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
USPS Michigan Metroplex P&DC
Location
711 North Glenwood Avenue, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, 48340
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was on an 8-foot step ladder running network cable over the ceiling tiles in an office. He lost his balance and fell to the floor, sustaining a fracture to his right wrist and a small cut over his right eye that required stiches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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