Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

U.S. Postal Service

Struck by object dropped by person — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer U.S. Postal Service Report ID 2024087473
Address 223West 38th Street City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
Event Date August 14, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Body Part Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Event Type Struck by object dropped by person Source of Injury Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 491110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.75000, -73.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hand truck to relocate an automated postal center (APC) machine. The machine and the hand truck fell on the employee. The employee sustained back injuries.

Incident Summary

On August 14, 2024, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object dropped by person, with utility carts, hand trucks, dollies identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 100 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object dropped by person" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object dropped by person injuries.

See all reports for U.S. Postal Service.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by object dropped by person events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jul 28, 2024 Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
Oct 29, 2024 JKL Associates, Inc. ROSCOE, MONTANA Amputations involving bone loss Amp.
Dec 16, 2024 J.J. Taylor Companies, Inc. FORT MYERS, FLORIDA Amputations involving bone loss Amp.
Jul 10, 2025 JF ELECTRIC, INC. LISBON, OHIO Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries Hosp.
Apr 9, 2025 Ajin Electronic Components USA Inc REGISTER, GEORGIA Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Hosp.
Jun 6, 2024 UFP Packaging GRANDVIEW, TEXAS Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Amp.
Nov 20, 2024 Cronimet Corporation DECATUR, ALABAMA Fractures and soft tissue injuries Hosp.
Jul 1, 2024 Lowe's Home Improvement LIVINGSTON, TEXAS Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Amp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports