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United Parcel Service Co.

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ORLANDO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Parcel Service Co. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Employer United Parcel Service Co. Report ID 20161110514
Address 8901 Atlantic Ave. City, State ZIP ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32824
Event Date November 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.43000, -81.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped off a rung while descending a fixed ladder. The employee used a hand to cover the face to avoid a direct strike and suffered a left wrist injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2016, a worker at United Parcel Service Co. in ORLANDO, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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