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U.S. Postal Service

Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2023010402
Address 1882 S. New Hope Rd. City, State ZIP GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA 28054
Event Date January 13, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified Source of Injury Floor, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.24000, -81.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking when they tripped and fell to the floor, sustaining a hip injury. They were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2023, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified, with floor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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