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U.S. Postal Service

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2023065617
Address 80 County Road City, State ZIP JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07097
Event Date June 24, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.76000, -74.06000

Incident Narrative

A postal service employee was walking through a plant when she tripped over a guardrail mounting bolt and fell to the floor. The employee sustained an injured right knee, which will require surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2023, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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