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U.S. Postal Service

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Fractures — MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2015085587
Address 1921 Elvis Presley Boulevard City, State ZIP MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38136
Event Date August 9, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.09000, -90.03000

Incident Narrative

The employee was supervising the outbound dock. A PIT operator passed by her towing two over the road (OTR) containers. As the PIT passed, the door of one of the OTRs came open and hit another OTR that was staged near where the employee was standing. That OTR struck the employee causing her to fall to the floor and fracture her hip.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2015, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,479 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level, n.e.c. injuries.

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