U.S. Postal Service
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2015010456 |
| Address | 1180 East Morton Ave | City, State ZIP | PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA 93257 |
| Event Date | January 14, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Lung(s), pleura |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Pens and pencils |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.06000, -119.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 1/14/15, an employee on his mail route accidentally swallowed a pen cap. The pen cap traveled to the employee's lung. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 14, 2015, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lung(s), pleura. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with pens and pencils identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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