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U.S. Postal Service

Overexertion in lifting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2015085455
Address 86 Wycokoff City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11217
Event Date August 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Overexertion in lifting-single episode Source of Injury Packages, parcels
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -73.91000

Incident Narrative

On or about July 7, a window clerk was handling an express mail package when she felt a pop in her neck. The employee went to hospital the next day for a neck injury.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2015, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as overexertion in lifting-single episode, with packages, parcels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 382 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in lifting-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in lifting-single episode injuries.

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