Incident date: 2018-08-28
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was unloading mail from the back of a truck when he lost his balance and fell approximately 4 feet off the lift gate to the ground, lacerating his scalp, right ear, and right ankle. He was hospitalized and had stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Delivery truck or van
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate