U. S. Postal Service

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Nonspecified injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — ERLANGER, KENTUCKY

Employer	U. S. Postal Service	Report ID	2016075991
Address	3135 Dixie Highway	City, State ZIP	ERLANGER, KENTUCKY 41018
Event Date	July 5, 2016	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Nonspecified injuries and disorders, n.e.c.	Body Part	Eye(s)
Event Type	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Source of Injury	Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS)	491110	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	39.02000, -84.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart to collect mail from the collection box when he fainted and hit the left side of his face and his left leg. He suffered a leg cut and eye bleeding.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2016, a worker at U. S. Postal Service in ERLANGER, KENTUCKY suffered nonspecified injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the eye(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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