Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-07 | Winston Salem | North Caroli | American Red Cross | Ankle(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was pulling a cart with 140-pound equipment down a wet ramp when she slipped and fell. The cart then struck her ankle and dislocated it. | |||||
2016-10-17 | Winston Salem | North Caroli | U. S. Postal Service | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
On Monday, October 17, 2016, an employee was at her carrier case on the workroom floor and bent down to pick up a mail tub to load into a hamper. When she lifted the tub, she felt a pop in her back and experienced a lot of pain. She was hospitalized with a back injury. | |||||
2015-03-06 | Winston Salem | North Caroli | U.S. Postal Service | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a concrete parking barrier while walking back to the delivery truck, breaking his femur. |