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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Report ID 20201211478
Address 2 Government Center City, State ZIP FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS 02722
Event Date December 7, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.70000, -71.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell down the stairs, resulting in surgery for a torn knee ligament.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2020, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stairs, steps, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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