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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025054890 · 5/23/2025 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
Source
Straight trucks, box trucks
Secondary source
Constructed surface irregularity

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
5411 State Route 261, NEWBURGH, INDIANA, 47630
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was getting out of the back of a mail truck and misstepped or stepped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a back fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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