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71 OSHA severe injury reports in MICHIGAN.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 71 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 9, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | LANSING, Michigan | Gored, rammed by animal | Intracranial injuries unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 7, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service | PONTIAC, Michigan | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| 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 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | USPS | SALINE, Michigan | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2024 | U.S. Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Fall, slip, trip unspecified | Multiple soft tissue injuries | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 30, 2024 | US Forestry Division | WELLSTON, Michigan | Overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) n.e.c. | Fractures | Back thoracic region | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2024 | United States Postal Service | MONROE, Michigan | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels | Abdomen unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 15, 2024 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | LINCOLN PARK, Michigan | Struck by animal unspecified | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2024 | USPS Michigan Metroplex P&DC | PONTIAC, Michigan | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Head and extremities | 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 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | U. S. Postal Service- Detroit GWY | DETROIT, Michigan | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2023 | US Marshal services | GOETZVILLE, Michigan | Shooting by other person-intentional | Gunshot wounds | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Apr 19, 2023 | USPS | DETROIT, Michigan | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 2, 2023 | USPS Michigan Metroplex P&DC | PONTIAC, Michigan | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2023 | U. S. Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Lineage Logistics, LLC | NOVI, Michigan | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2022 | US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Battle Creek VA Medical Center 8V | BATTLE CREEK, Michigan | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2022 | United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Huron-Manistee National Forests | OSCODA, Michigan | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 17, 2022 | U.S. Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2022 | United States Postal Service | WARREN, Michigan | Trip over self without fall | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 13, 2021 | United States Postal Service | LIVONIA, Michigan | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2021 | US Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2021 | U.S. Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 17, 2020 | United States Postal Service | JACKSON, Michigan | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2020 | U.S. Department of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau | ALLEN PARK, Michigan | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 4, 2020 | United States Census Bureau | MUNISING, Michigan | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures and dislocations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 1, 2020 | United States Postal Service | LIVONIA, Michigan | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | 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 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | USPS | GROSSE POINTE, Michigan | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2019 | US Army Corps of Engineers | SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Michigan | Fall or jump from water vehicle | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2019 | US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center | BATTLE CREEK, Michigan | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| May 2, 2019 | Veterans Health Administration, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center | DETROIT, Michigan | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 2, 2019 | Veterans Health Administration, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center | DETROIT, Michigan | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Mar 29, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - DETROIT GWY | DETROIT, Michigan | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2019 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - DETROIT GWY | DETROIT, Michigan | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 9, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | LAPEER, Michigan | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Amputations | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Amputation |
| Aug 27, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 30, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | DETROIT, Michigan | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 13, 2018 | Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System | ANN ARBOR, Michigan | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Feb 27, 2018 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Bruises, contusions | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | CAPAC, Michigan | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Pic Group | SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Yacht Basin Corporation | HOLLAND, Michigan | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Department of Homeland Security-Transportation and Security Administration | ROMULUS, Michigan | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2017 | U.S. Post Office | DOWAGIAC, Michigan | Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified | Fractures | Thoracic region | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Department of Interior, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation office | ALPENA, Michigan | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 15, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan | Fall on same level due to slipping | Open wounds, unspecified | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | DETROIT, Michigan | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 28, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | 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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