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105 OSHA severe injury reports matching "US Postal Service".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | US Postal Service | ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 14, 2024 | US Postal Service | EAST LIBERTY, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Head unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2024 | US Postal Service Glencrest Station | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat stroke, syncope | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2024 | US Postal Service | PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Effects of heat unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 19, 2024 | US Postal Service | JASPER, TEXAS | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 4, 2023 | US Postal Service | DETROIT, MICHIGAN | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2023 | US Postal Service | AMARILLO, TEXAS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2023 | US Postal Service | OVERTON, NEVADA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 22, 2022 | US Postal Service | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | Exposure to environmental cold | Frostbite | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 21, 2022 | US Postal Service | JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2022 | US Postal Service | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2022 | US Postal Service | MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 28, 2022 | US Postal Service | OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 23, 2022 | US Postal Service | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2021 | US Postal Service | SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2021 | US Postal Service | WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERMONT | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2021 | US Postal Services | LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2021 | US Postal Service | DETROIT, MICHIGAN | Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2021 | US Postal Service | BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS | Pedal cycle incident, n.e.c | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2021 | US Postal Service | ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2020 | US Postal Service | MERRIFIELD, VIRGINIA | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 6, 2020 | US Postal Service | CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2020 | US Postal Service | JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2020 | US Postal Service | FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2020 | US Postal Service | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2020 | US Postal Service | OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2020 | US Postal Service | COHOES, NEW YORK | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2020 | US Postal Service | CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 4, 2020 | US Postal Service | SELMA, NORTH CAROLINA | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2020 | US POSTAL SERVICE | SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 21, 2020 | US POSTAL SERVICE | SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 29, 2019 | US Postal Service | YORK, MAINE | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2019 | US Postal Service | VERO BEACH, FLORIDA | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2019 | US Postal Service | BOULDER, COLORADO | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2019 | US Postal Service | HENDERSON, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2019 | US Postal Service | EAST SETAUKET, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2019 | US Postal Service | PETTUS, TEXAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Apr 25, 2019 | US Postal Service | SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2019 | US Postal Service | QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 26, 2018 | US Postal Service | TOK, ALASKA | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2018 | US Postal Service | BELLMAWR, NEW JERSEY | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2018 | US Postal Service | DENVER, COLORADO | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 18, 2018 | US Postal Service | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2018 | US Postal Service Silverado Station | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2018 | US Postal Service - Summerlin Station | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2018 | US Postal Service | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2018 | US Postal Service-Sparks Main Post Office | SPARKS, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2018 | US Postal Service | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 5, 2018 | US Postal Service | AUGUSTA, GEORGIA | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 30, 2018 | US Postal Service | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Hip(s) | 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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