Concussions

Name: Concussions at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 3/11/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032312 · 3/11/2025 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Packages, parcels
Secondary source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 6760 Maple Avenue, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30518
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking on the side of a belt when the belt jammed. While it was being unjammed, a 24-pound package fell from it and struck the employee's head. The employee suffered a head contusion, a concussion, and pain (in the head and neck) and was hospitalized.

Source

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