Fall on same level n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at USPS, 4600 Aldine Bender Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77032
on , Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the arm(s) unspecified.
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Final narrative
A maintenance employee climbed into a dumpster to realign scrap piping so it would not protrude from the dumpster. While in the dumpster he backed up, lost his footing, and fell on sharp scrap metal. The employee sustained a severe laceration to his arm.
HospitalizedArm(s) unspecifiedTrash bin or dumpster interiors