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USPS

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at USPS in SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Employer USPS Report ID 2020087360
Address 1927 E. Sangamon City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62702
Event Date August 4, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.83000, -89.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell while delivering mail on a city carrier route. The employee suffered a knee injury.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2020, a worker at USPS in SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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