Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U. S. Postal Service- Detroit GWY, 1401 West Fort Street, DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48233
on — Fractures, affecting the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On September 27, 2023, an employee was closing the gate on an APC when the gate reopened and fell back down. The gate struck the employee in the face, fracturing their nose.
HospitalizedNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersContainers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
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