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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Other jump to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FLUSHING, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in FLUSHING, NEW YORK
Employer U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Report ID 2016088008
Address 142-02 20TH AVENUE City, State ZIP FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11351
Event Date August 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Trunk, unspecified
Event Type Other jump to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Shelves, shelving
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.77000, -73.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee jumped from a shelf and fell to the floor, injuring his left side.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2016, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in FLUSHING, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the trunk, unspecified. The incident was classified as other jump to lower level, unspecified, with shelves, shelving identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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