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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20241111027 · 11/27/2024 · United Parcel Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
Secondary source
Other constructed surface

Employer

Name
United Parcel Service
Location
4420 IMESON ROAD, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32219
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on steps to clear a package jam on a conveyor belt when the jam broke and they fell 3 feet through an opening in the steps to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture of the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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