U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Fall on same level, unspecified — Fractures — MANASSAS, VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in MANASSAS, VIRGINIA
Employer U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Report ID 2020065584
Address 8801 SUDLEY ROAD City, State ZIP MANASSAS, VIRGINIA 20110
Event Date June 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Fall on same level, unspecified Source of Injury Parking lot, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.76000, -77.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a mail cart when the cart rolled away on the parking lot surface incline. The employee chased after the cart and fell to the parking lot surface, fracturing his right forearm. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2020, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in MANASSAS, VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level, unspecified, with parking lot, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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