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U.S Postal Service

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S Postal Service in BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer U.S Postal Service Report ID 2018021172
Address 17 S. Commerce Way City, State ZIP BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18020
Event Date February 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.67000, -75.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped on ice and fell in the parking lot, suffering a fractured vertebra.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2018, a worker at U.S Postal Service in BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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