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Soft tissue injuries unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024076345 · 7/13/2024 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury
Soft tissue injuries unspecified

Cause

Event
Overexertion while materials moving by hand
Source
Packages, parcels
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
18 NE 4th Avenue, CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA, 34429
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee tripped backward on a pallet of parcels on the floor as he was pulling a parcel out of a station area. The employee sustained numbness in his back and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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