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834 OSHA severe injury reports matching "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 834 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | KENNERDELL, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 26, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 30, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | SUNBURY, NORTH CAROLINA | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Amputations involving bone loss | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 30, 2024 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER | SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA | Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 8, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | GRAY, TENNESSEE | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Damage to replaced joints | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | TULSA, OKLAHOMA | Struck by falling object unspecified | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | HOLDEN, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | CUMMING, GEORGIA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Head and extremities | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | ACWORTH, GEORGIA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Sep 9, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center | MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 2, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Trunk and other upper extremities | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY | Stepped or knelt on object | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | NEW YORK, NEW YORK | Struck by object dropped by person | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | BUFORD, GEORGIA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | Collision with stationary object, nonroadway | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | GARNER, NORTH CAROLINA | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat stroke, syncope | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | EL PASO, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS | Overexertion while materials moving by hand | Soft tissue injuries unspecified | Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | BAUXITE, ARKANSAS | Bite or sting insects, "bugs" | Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | KENVIL, NEW JERSEY | Bite or sting insects, "bugs" | Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service - Golden Valley Post Office | GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA | Overexertion while materials moving by hand | Soft tissue injuries unspecified | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 10, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | GILBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA | Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running | Fractures | Part of body unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service - Yakima | YAKIMA, WASHINGTON | Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 17, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | DES PERES, MISSOURI | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | ANTHONY, KANSAS | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 22, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall, slip, trip unspecified | Intracranial injuries unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2024 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | LINCOLN PARK, MICHIGAN | Struck by animal unspecified | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | WAUSAU, WISCONSIN | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 8, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | DES MOINES, IOWA | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Fractures | Trunk and other upper extremities | Hospitalized |
| May 6, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | KEARNY, NEW JERSEY | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 1, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 26, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | MAXWELTON, WEST VIRGINIA | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 25, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | SAINT ALBANS, NEW YORK | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 6, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | BELTON, SOUTH CAROLINA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Mar 17, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service- Processing & Distribution Center | MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 13, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Intracranial injuries unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Multiple body parts n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 15, 2024 | U.S. Postal Services | EL PASO, TEXAS | Injured by object held or wielded by person | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | TAMPA, FLORIDA | Struck by door, gate, window | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 13, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | VERNON, FLORIDA | Fall on same level n.e.c. | Fractures | Trunk and hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Intracranial injuries unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level unspecified | Spinal cord injuries, paralysis unspecified | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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