U.S. Post Office - Greenville
Fall, slip, trip, unspecified - Fractures - GREENVILLE, South Carolina
| Employer | U.S. Post Office - Greenville |
| Address | 600 Washington St. |
| City, State ZIP | GREENVILLE, South Carolina 29602 |
| Report ID | 2015129102 |
| Event Date | December 2, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Multiple face locations |
| Event Type | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.84870, -82.39329 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was dumping cardboard boxes into a recycling container using a forklift. When he tilted the forks to allow the boxes to slide off into the container, the pallet also slid into the container. While attempting to remove the pallet, the employee slipped and fell, hitting his face on the ledge of the container. He continued to fall to the floor, hitting his face again on the pavement. He broke two eye sockets, his nose, and a bone behind his upper lip.
Incident Summary
On December 2, 2015, a worker at U.S. Post Office - Greenville in GREENVILLE, South Carolina suffered fractures to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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