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Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA

Employer	USPS	Report ID	2016109734
Address	431 S Market Street	City, State ZIP	OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA 70570
Event Date	October 15, 2016	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Hip(s)
Event Type	Fall on same level due to slipping	Source of Injury	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source	Rocks, crushed stone
Industry (NAICS)	492210	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	30.53000, -92.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was exiting the postal vehicle, stepped on a rock and fell to the ground breaking the left hip.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2016, a worker at USPS in OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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