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UPS

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPS in RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer UPS Report ID 2017076112
Address 10 Cross Street City, State ZIP RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS 02368
Event Date July 3, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Secondary Source Strapping
Industry (NAICS) 492110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.16000, -71.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering product from a truck. He was pulling on a strap to move the freight when the strap broke, causing him to trip over a pallet jack that was behind him. He fell on the truck's lift gate and then rolled off and fell to the ground, breaking three ribs.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2017, a worker at UPS in RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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