U.S. Postal Service
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BRONX, NEW YORK
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2025043418 |
| Address | 5517 Broadway Avenue | City, State ZIP | BRONX, NEW YORK 10463 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Straight trucks, box trucks |
| Secondary Source | Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.87000, -73.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At about 3:15 a.m. on April 12, 2025, an employee was putting a pallet of mail onto a postal truck when the pallet shifted. The employee fell back off the truck's lift gate, landed on the floor, and suffered a broken femur. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2025, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in BRONX, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with straight trucks, box trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 557 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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