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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2018 | US Postal Service* | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2018 | US Postal Service | ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 20, 2018 | US Postal Service | DECATUR, ILLINOIS | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Burns and corrosions, unspecified | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2018 | US Postal Service | SOUTH FALLSBURG, NEW YORK | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 20, 2018 | US Postal Service | CLARKS SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2018 | US Postal Service | WIGGINS, MISSISSIPPI | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2018 | US Postal Service | MANTEE, MISSISSIPPI | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2017 | US Postal Service | SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2017 | US Postal Service | BRONX, NEW YORK | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 4, 2017 | US Postal Service | OCALA, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 18, 2017 | US Postal Service | ALLENWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2017 | US Postal Service | AUXVASSE, MISSOURI | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 23, 2017 | US Postal Service | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2017 | US Postal Service #38-4851 | MANSFIELD, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2016 | US POSTAL SERVICE | SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Dec 22, 2016 | US POSTAL SERVICE | CLEVELAND, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2016 | US Postal Service | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 21, 2016 | US Postal Service | CLEVELAND, OHIO | Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Colonial Park Post Office US Postal Service | NEW YORK, NEW YORK | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2016 | US Postal Service | MELVILLE, NEW YORK | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 29, 2016 | US Postal Service | SAYREVILLE, NEW JERSEY | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2016 | US Postal Service | MATTOON, ILLINOIS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2016 | US Postal Service | NORWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2016 | US Postal Service | CULPEPER, VIRGINIA | Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2016 | US Postal Service | FRIES, VIRGINIA | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 14, 2016 | US Postal Service | DENVER, COLORADO | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 4, 2016 | US Postal Service | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 27, 2016 | US Postal Service | FORT ATKINSON, WISCONSIN | Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. | Herniated discs | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2016 | US Postal Service | CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 2, 2016 | US Postal Service | ELMHURST, NEW YORK | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 10, 2016 | US Postal Service | HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 9, 2016 | US Postal Service Denver NDC | DENVER, COLORADO | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 2, 2016 | US Postal Service Artesia | ARTESIA, CALIFORNIA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Feb 23, 2016 | US Postal Service | SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 20, 2016 | US Postal Service | LEBANON, NEW JERSEY | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2016 | US Postal Service | LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2016 | US Postal Service | AURORA, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | US Postal Service | NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2015 | US Postal Service | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2015 | US Postal Service | SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2015 | US Postal Service | NEW YORK, NEW YORK | Nonclassifiable | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2015 | US Postal Service Artesia | ARTESIA, CALIFORNIA | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2015 | US Postal Service | ALBANY, NEW YORK | Walking, without other incident-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2015 | US Postal Service | GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2015 | US Postal Service | KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2015 | US Postal Service | KENBRIDGE, VIRGINIA | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 13, 2015 | US Postal Service | JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 9, 2015 | US Postal Service | SHARON, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 27, 2015 | US Postal Service | ADDISON, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to slipping | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 7, 2015 | US Postal Service | DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA | Fall on same level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | 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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