Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at United States Postal Service
Start: 7/5/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024076022 · 7/5/2024 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Kidney(s)
Nature of injury: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
Source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Secondary source: Wire, cables nonelectrified

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 725 Jerusalem Road, COHASSET, MASSACHUSETTS, 02025
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was at the site of a house under construction along his route when he tripped on a wire sticking out of the ground and fell. He scraped his knee and was hospitalized for a kidney injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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