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USPS

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at USPS in RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN
Employer USPS Report ID 2015118905
Address 156 S. Courtney Street City, State ZIP RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 54501
Event Date November 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor coverings- nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.63000, -89.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee tripped and fell over a floor mat that was rolled up on the floor near the locker room entrance. The employee struck the wall and fractured their right-eye orbital bone.

Incident Summary

On November 24, 2015, a worker at USPS in RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the eye(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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