U.S. Postal Service
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2016043403 |
| Address | 1100 Kings Road | City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32203 |
| Event Date | April 23, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.33000, -81.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 23, 2016, at 1:00 a.m., an employee was setting a dock board to the back of a trailer. The trailer was not aligned properly with the loading dock bay. As the employee set the dock board, it began to slip. The employee descended from the sliding dock board to the pavement below the loading dock, suffering a compound fracture to his right leg that required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On April 23, 2016, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other jump to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 80 severe injury reports involving "Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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