United States Postal Service

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Bruises, contusions — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Postal Service in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer United States Postal Service Report ID 2016075962
Address 41 Tom Landry Freeway City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75260
Event Date July 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Bruises, contusions Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -96.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling mail out of the dock when the gate from an APC cart fell and struck her on the head. She was hospitalized with a head contusion.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2016, a worker at United States Postal Service in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered bruises, contusions to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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