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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact | Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified | Part of body unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2025 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE BULK MAIL CENTER | KANSAS CITY, KANSAS | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Fractures | Arm(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | BOONEVILLE, ARKANSAS | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | WEAVERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA | Overexertion while materials moving by hand | Soft tissue injuries unspecified | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 10, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2025 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH | Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 2, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service - Leesburg | LEESBURG, VIRGINIA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service, Mishawaka, IN | MISHAWAKA, INDIANA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 25, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service - Levittown | LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Multiple surface and flesh wounds | Ears and facial region unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 17, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service/Walkersville | WALKERSVILLE, MARYLAND | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 3, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Arm(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| May 24, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 19, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | NEWALLA, OKLAHOMA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 13, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | TRUMANN, ARKANSAS | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Apr 18, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS | Struck by object tipping over | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Head and extremities | Hospitalized |
| Apr 12, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | BRONX, NEW YORK | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 9, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | LANSING, MICHIGAN | Gored, rammed by animal | Intracranial injuries unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 29, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 25, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Pelvic region unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Neck and upper extremities | Hospitalized |
| Mar 11, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | BUFORD, GEORGIA | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 1, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service - City of Industry P&DC | CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA | Fall on same level unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 19, 2025 | National Center for Employee Development U.S. Postal Service | NORMAN, OKLAHOMA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 15, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 11, 2025 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | GALESBURG, ILLINOIS | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 7, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | PONTIAC, MICHIGAN | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 28, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Fractures | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | JAMAICA, NEW YORK | Fall on same level n.e.c. | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA | Intentional violence by other person n.e.c. | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Head and extremities | Hospitalized |
| Jan 13, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2025 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA | Contact incidents unspecified | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Other finger(s) n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 30, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | DETROIT, MICHIGAN | Fall, slip, trip unspecified | Multiple soft tissue injuries | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | WEST SALEM, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA | Struck by falling object unspecified | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA | Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Back lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Dec 5, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI | Fall on same level n.e.c. | Fractures | Rib(s), oblique area | 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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