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157 OSHA severe injury reports matching "USPS".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 157 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2020 | USPS Miami Distribution Center | MIAMI, FLORIDA | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2020 | USPS - Glenview | GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 15, 2020 | USPS PDC | TRENTON, NEW JERSEY | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 2, 2020 | USPS | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 26, 2019 | USPS | DECATUR, ILLINOIS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2019 | USPS | ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 29, 2019 | USPS | GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 15, 2019 | USPS | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 23, 2019 | USPS | SEAFORD, NEW YORK | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Bruises, contusions | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2019 | USPS | JOPLIN, MISSOURI | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat syncope | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 4, 2019 | USPS | ELMENDORF, TEXAS | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 21, 2019 | USPS | NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2019 | USPS at Montrose | MONTROSE, COLORADO | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 6, 2019 | USPS | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2019 | USPS | PATERSON, NEW JERSEY | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2019 | USPS | BUFFALO, NEW YORK | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2019 | USPS | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2019 | USPS | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 31, 2019 | USPS | COMMACK, NEW YORK | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 13, 2019 | USPS | TOLEDO, OHIO | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Mar 19, 2019 | USPS | APPLETON, WISCONSIN | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2019 | USPS | LEES SUMMIT, MISSOURI | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2018 | USPS | STICKNEY, ILLINOIS | Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2018 | USPS | LAKE GROVE, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2018 | USPS | LAWRENCE, NEW YORK | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Sep 10, 2018 | USPS | LITTLETON, COLORADO | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2018 | USPS | OCEANSIDE, NEW YORK | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 5, 2018 | U. S. Postal Service (USPS) | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2018 | USPS | KATY, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2018 | USPS | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 6, 2018 | U. S. Postal Service (USPS) | RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 27, 2018 | USPS | MOUNT OLIVER, PENNSYLVANIA | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Mar 22, 2018 | USPS | PENSACOLA, FLORIDA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 12, 2018 | USPS | FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 7, 2018 | USPS | DRACUT, MASSACHUSETTS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2018 | USPS | BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2018 | USPS | AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Jan 5, 2018 | USPS Brooklyn Processing and Distribution Center | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2017 | USPS | REVERE, MASSACHUSETTS | 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 |
| Nov 8, 2017 | USPS NDC | DALLAS, TEXAS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2017 | USPS | MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 19, 2017 | USPS | MELVILLE, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2017 | USPS | MADISON, WISCONSIN | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 7, 2017 | U. S. Postal Service (USPS) | MODESTO, CALIFORNIA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2017 | USPS | BETHPAGE, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2017 | USPS | GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2017 | USPS | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 19, 2017 | U. S. Postal Service (USPS) | NORTH HIGHLANDS, CALIFORNIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 6, 2017 | USPS | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Apr 28, 2017 | U. S. Postal Service (USPS) | SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA | Nonclassifiable | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | 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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