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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2020 | United States Postal Service | HALTOM CITY, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2020 | United States Postal Service | BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2020 | United States Postal Service | BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2020 | United States Postal Service | NEWNAN, GEORGIA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 23, 2020 | United States Postal Service | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2020 | United States Postal Service | WILLOWBROOK, ILLINOIS | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2020 | United States Postal Service | LINCOLN, NEBRASKA | Trip on uneven surface without fall | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2020 | United States Postal Service | YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2020 | United States Postal Service | DAYTON, OHIO | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2020 | United States Postal Service | NORMAN, OKLAHOMA | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2020 | United States Postal Service | LIVONIA, MICHIGAN | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 5, 2020 | United States Postal Service | PELHAM, GEORGIA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Apr 13, 2020 | United States Postal Service | FLANDREAU, SOUTH DAKOTA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 30, 2020 | United States Postal Service | KANEOHE, HAWAII | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 19, 2020 | United States Postal Service | DALLAS, TEXAS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2020 | United States Postal Service | ALLEN PARK, MICHIGAN | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2020 | United States Postal Service | HONOLULU, HAWAII | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 16, 2020 | United States Postal Service | VAIDEN, MISSISSIPPI | Shooting by other person-intentional | Gunshot wounds | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2020 | United States Postal Service | EDGERTON, WISCONSIN | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 22, 2019 | United States Postal Service | DUBLIN, GEORGIA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2019 | United States Postal Service | VANDALIA, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2019 | United States Postal Services - Haleiwa | HALEIWA, HAWAII | Slip on substance without fall | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2019 | United States Postal Service | MOSCOW, PENNSYLVANIA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 23, 2019 | United States Postal Service | MAKAWAO, HAWAII | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 20, 2019 | United States Postal Service | BELLMAWR, NEW JERSEY | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2019 | United States Postal Service | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 5, 2019 | United States Postal Service | COLDWATER, MISSISSIPPI | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2019 | United States Postal Service | MISHAWAKA, INDIANA | Trip from stepping into a hole without fall | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2019 | United States Postal Service | EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LIMA, OHIO | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 17, 2019 | United States Postal Service | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2019 | United States Postal Service | VALLEY MILLS, TEXAS | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 13, 2019 | United States Postal Service | MISSION, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 11, 2019 | United States Postal Service | NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE | Shooting by other person-unintentional | Gunshot wounds | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2019 | United States Postal Service | DALLAS, TEXAS | Fall on same level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 22, 2019 | United States Postal Service | DALLAS, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Dislocation of joints | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 4, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2019 | United States Postal Service | SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2019 | United States Postal Service | MARYVILLE, MISSOURI | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2019 | United States Postal Service | PALM COAST, FLORIDA | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 30, 2019 | United States Postal Service | CLEVELAND, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2019 | United States Postal Service | LAUREL, MARYLAND | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Avulsions, enucleations | Ear(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2018 | United States Postal Service | DAYTON, OHIO | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 28, 2018 | United States Postal Service | SUFFERN, NEW YORK | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Nov 22, 2018 | United States Postal Service | PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2018 | United States Postal Service | CINCINNATI, OHIO | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2018 | United States Postal Service | NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Dislocation of joints | Elbow(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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