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307 OSHA severe injury reports matching "United States Postal Service".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2023 | United States Postal Service | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2023 | United States Postal Service | KERRVILLE, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 28, 2023 | United States Postal Service | WEST CHAZY, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 16, 2023 | United States Postal Service | DALLAS, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2023 | United States Postal Service | LANSDOWNE, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2023 | United States Postal Service | FORT COLLINS, COLORADO | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 15, 2023 | United States Postal Service | LAKE ARROWHEAD, CALIFORNIA | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2023 | United States Postal Service | MEDINA, OHIO | Stings and venomous bites | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2023 | United States Postal Service | ARLINGTON, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2023 | United States Postal Service - CYPRESS | CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2023 | United States Postal Service | DALLAS, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 19, 2023 | United States Postal Service | BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 19, 2023 | United States Postal Service | MESA, ARIZONA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2023 | United States Postal Service | CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2023 | United States Postal Service | NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2023 | United States Postal Service | CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2023 | United States Postal Service | VAUXHALL, NEW JERSEY | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 3, 2023 | United States Postal Service | ASHLEY, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2023 | United States Postal Service | COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 9, 2023 | United States Postal Service | CINCINNATI, OHIO | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Avulsions, enucleations | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 29, 2023 | United States Postal Service | AKRON, OHIO | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2023 | United States Postal Service | GUNNISON, COLORADO | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2023 | United States Postal Service | GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 2, 2023 | United States Postal Service | DURANT, OKLAHOMA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2023 | United States Postal Service | OMAHA, TEXAS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2023 | United States Postal Service | CINCINNATI, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2022 | United States Postal Service | BEACHWOOD, OHIO | Exposure to environmental cold | Frostbite | Hand(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 23, 2022 | United States Postal Service | LA FAYETTE, INDIANA | Exposure to environmental cold | Frostbite | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 3, 2022 | United States Postal Service | DAYTON, OHIO | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2022 | United States Postal Service | COPPELL, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 12, 2022 | United States Postal Service | BUDA, TEXAS | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 11, 2022 | United States Postal Service | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 3, 2022 | United States Postal Service | JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2022 | United States Postal Service | ROBESONIA, PENNSYLVANIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2022 | United States Postal Service | WILMINGTON, DELAWARE | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2022 | United States Postal Service | SALIX, PENNSYLVANIA | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2022 | United States Postal Service | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2022 | United States Postal Service | OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 16, 2022 | United States Postal Service | INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 11, 2022 | United States Postal Service | WHITESTONE, NEW YORK | Nonclassifiable | Cuts, lacerations | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 2, 2022 | United States Postal Service | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2022 | United States Postal Service | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 25, 2022 | United States Postal Service | OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 29, 2022 | United States Postal Service | RICHMOND, INDIANA | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 7, 2022 | United States Postal Service | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2022 | United States Postal Service | GIVEN, WEST VIRGINIA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 28, 2022 | United States Postal Service | MADISON, WISCONSIN | Fall on same level, unspecified | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2022 | United States Postal Service | CLEVELAND, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2022 | United States Postal Service | CLEVELAND, OHIO | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2022 | United States Postal Service | CLEVELAND, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | 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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