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U.S. Postal Service

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions — TIMBERLAKE, NORTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in TIMBERLAKE, NORTH CAROLINA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2019043774
Address 545 Helena Moriah Rd. City, State ZIP TIMBERLAKE, NORTH CAROLINA 27583
Event Date April 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
Secondary Source Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.28000, -78.94000

Incident Narrative

At about 2:15. p.m. on April 12, 2019, a postmaster was on a back dock as empty all-purpose postal containers were being loaded onto a scissor lift to load onto a truck. As the lift was being raised to the level of the truck, one of the containers rolled off and struck the employee in the back, pinning her against the brick wall. She suffered a 2-inch laceration on the top of her head (requiring five staples), a fractured vertebra in her neck, and a concussion.

Incident Summary

On April 12, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in TIMBERLAKE, NORTH CAROLINA suffered fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions to the head and neck. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with containers-nonpressurized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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