Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified at USPS
Start: 12/17/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211644 · 12/17/2024 · USPS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Nonpressurized containers unspecified
Secondary source: Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies

Employer

Name: USPS
Location: 3400 Coit, PLANO, TEXAS, 75075
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were pushing hampers full of mail to a mail truck. The injured employee was struck in the leg by a wire container that fell out of the other employee's hamper, resulting in a tendon injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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