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USPS

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at USPS in PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
Employer USPS Report ID 2018032825
Address 1321 Fox Bough Dr City, State ZIP PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32514
Event Date March 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Secondary Source Concrete parking blocks and barriers
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.53000, -87.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee left her car to deliver a parcel and was walking through a parking lot when she tripped on a parking bumper and fell to the same level, fracturing her left arm.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2018, a worker at USPS in PENSACOLA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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