Incident date: 2016-10-22
NAICS industry code: 491110

On or about October 22, 2016, at 1:10 p.m., while walking to the door of a private residence to deliver a certified mail piece, an employee tripped on the edge of the concrete driveway where it meets the grass forming a 2-inch difference in surface level.  The employee suffered two fractured bones in the right lower arm, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
code_source: title: Street, road, driveway-paved
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate