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U.S. Postal Service Minnetonka Branch

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service Minnetonka Branch in MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Minnetonka Branch Report ID 2015129869
Address 15612 Hwy 7 City, State ZIP MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55345
Event Date December 26, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.92000, -93.47000

Incident Narrative

After delivering mail to various businesses, a city carrier assistant (CCA) was walking through a shared parking lot to the delivery truck when the CCA slipped on snow covered ice and fell. The CCA suffered a fractured right pelvis resulting in hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 26, 2015, a worker at U.S. Postal Service Minnetonka Branch in MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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