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Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2024087473 · 8/14/2024 · 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
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by object dropped by person
Source
Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
223West 38th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10018
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to relocate an automated postal center (APC) machine. The machine and the hand truck fell on the employee. The employee sustained back injuries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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