Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Name: Fractures and soft tissue injuries at U.S. Postal Service - Yakima
Start: 7/3/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024075988 · 7/3/2024 · U.S. Postal Service - Yakima

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event: Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
Source: Straight trucks, box trucks
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service - Yakima
Location: 205 West Washington Avenue, YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, 98903
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using an over-the-road container (OTR) to load a delivery truck. The truck pulled away from the dock. The employee fell from the dock/truck to the ground below and the OTR equipment fell on them. The employee sustained fractured and dislocated toes on their right foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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