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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015118243 · 11/2/2015 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary source
Floor coverings- nonstructural

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
16 Cummings Highway, ROSLINDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02131
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was delivering a parcel to a residence and slipped on a mat that extended over the top step and fell down the stairs. The employee fractured lumbar vertebrae without spinal cord injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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