U.S. Postal Service
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet - Fractures - DURHAM, North Carolina
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service |
| Address | 805 Club Blvd. |
| City, State ZIP | DURHAM, North Carolina 27704 |
| Report ID | 2022021029 |
| Event Date | February 2, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Walls |
| Secondary Source | Street, road, driveway, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.02000, -78.88000 |
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Incident Narrative
A city mail carrier was stepping down into a driveway. When he stepped onto a brick retaining wall, its bricks gave way and he fell to the gravel below, suffering a broken right arm and a sprained left knee and ankle. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On February 2, 2022, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in DURHAM, North Carolina suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with walls identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 69 severe injury reports involving "Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.
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| Jun 19, 2019 | IronWood Group LLC | DOLORES, Colorado | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Merit Electric Inc. | LOVELAND, Colorado | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Defense Commissary Agency | FORT HOOD, Texas | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Miller Coors | GOLDEN, Colorado | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Carter Electric Company, Inc. | DAYTONA BEACH, Florida | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Covered Wagon Trailers, LLC | FITZGERALD, Georgia | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Hosp. |
| Nov 25, 2016 | CONCORDIA VISITING NURSES | VERONA, Pennsylvania | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Hosp. |
| Jun 4, 2019 | Personnel Networks Inc. | MERIDIAN, Mississippi | Fractures | Hosp. |
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