U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway — Fractures — SEQUIM, WASHINGTON
| Employer | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Report ID | 2022032552 |
| Address | 31 Yvette Place | City, State ZIP | SEQUIM, WASHINGTON 98382 |
| Event Date | March 22, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway | Source of Injury | Delivery truck or van |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 48.07000, -123.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee fell out of a moving postal vehicle as it pulled onto a roadway. The employee suffered broken facial bones and a broken hip.
Incident Summary
On March 22, 2022, a worker at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE in SEQUIM, WASHINGTON suffered fractures to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 47 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway injuries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2017 | St. Joan of Arc Parish | MARLTON, NEW JERSEY | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Glovis America, Inc | WEST POINT, GEORGIA | Cuts, lacerations | Hosp. |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. | AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Aug 22, 2023 | C. A. Butler LLC | SPRINGFIELD, OHIO | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Hosp. |
| Sep 21, 2017 | POINT & PLAY PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | SAN ANGELO, TEXAS | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Sep 26, 2017 | J P Mascaro | BRIDGEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Waste Management of South Louisiana | GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA | Concussions | Hosp. |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Republic Services | NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Hosp. |
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