OSHA Injury Report: EAU CLAIRE CARRIER ANNEX_1361986

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Delivering mail on foot.

What happened

Employee was just starting his walking loop and delivered to the front door of [REDACTED] when he turned around came down the private walk turned left on the sidewalk and slipped on the very very icy sidewalk resulting in a broken leg. He called the supervisor for help and she called him an ambulance and drove out to him right away. [REDACTED] also called another carrier because he knew he was close on the next block over because he was unable to move and had other carrier collect the mail that was blowing away and to stay with him until help arrived. Supervisors arrived around the same time as ambulance and the EMTs got Carrier in a cast and to the hospital. All together Carrier was probably on the ground 20 to 25 minutes.

Injury or illness

Leg-Left- Fracture |Ankle-Left- Fracture

Object or substance involved

Slipping on icy sidewalk while delivering mail on foot falling to ground.

Summary line

Employee slipped on icy sidewalk while delivering mail and broke two bones in his left leg.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.