Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at US Postal Service
Start: 11/14/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110618 · 11/14/2024 · US Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: US Postal Service
Location: 1143 Paulson Ave, EAST LIBERTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15206
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 14, 2024, at 1:43 p.m., an employee fell forward to the ground from the fourth step of a residential home while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized due to head trauma that required sutures and staples.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown