US Postal Service
Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. — Fractures — CULPEPER, VIRGINIA
| Employer | US Postal Service | Report ID | 2016065764 |
| Address | 205 S Main Street | City, State ZIP | CULPEPER, VIRGINIA 22701 |
| Event Date | June 27, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.47000, -77.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had delivered a parcel to a house and stepped off the step onto a walkway when she twisted her left ankle. She then tried to catch herself with her right leg and heard a pop. She fractured her right leg in three places and was hospitalized overnight.
Incident Summary
On June 27, 2016, a worker at US Postal Service in CULPEPER, VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as slip or trip without fall, n.e.c., with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 19 severe injury reports involving "Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. injuries.
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