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47 OSHA severe injury reports in INDIANA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | USPS RPDC | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Struck by other falling object n.e.c. | Amputations involving bone loss | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 26, 2025 | U.S. Postal Service, Mishawaka, IN | MISHAWAKA, Indiana | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 10, 2025 | HORNING ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Contact with hot objects or substances | Thermal burns degree unspecified | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2025 | United States Postal Service | NEWBURGH, Indiana | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Fractures | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 23, 2025 | C & K United Sheet Metal and Mechanical Inc. | EVANSVILLE, Indiana | Injured by object held or wielded by person | Fractures | Leg(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 20, 2025 | Federal Bureau of Prisons | TERRE HAUTE, Indiana | Indirect exposure to electricity unspecified | Electrocution, electric shock | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2024 | United States Postal Service | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 23, 2024 | United States Postal Service | DYER, Indiana | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 1, 2024 | USPS | BERNE, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Momper Insulation | FORT WAYNE, Indiana | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Eli Lilly - Co. | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCC Terre Haute | TERRE HAUTE, Indiana | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 23, 2022 | United States Postal Service | LA FAYETTE, Indiana | Exposure to environmental cold | Frostbite | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System | MARION, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Convulsions, seizures | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 17, 2022 | United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service | SAINT CROIX, Indiana | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Heart | Hospitalized |
| Mar 29, 2022 | United States Postal Service | RICHMOND, Indiana | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Department of Veteran Affairs | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2021 | United States Postal Service | LA FAYETTE, Indiana | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 12, 2021 | United States Postal Service | EVANSVILLE, Indiana | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 3, 2021 | United States Postal Service | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Federal Corrections Complex Terre Haute | TERRE HAUTE, Indiana | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Federal Corrections Complex Terre Haute | TERRE HAUTE, Indiana | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Federal Bureau of Prison | TERRE HAUTE, Indiana | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 8, 2019 | United States Postal Service | MISHAWAKA, Indiana | Trip from stepping into a hole without fall | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 21, 2019 | U.S. Postal Service | SOUTH BEND, Indiana | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, n.e.c. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2018 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2018 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System | FORT WAYNE, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | HOBART, Indiana | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Open wounds, unspecified | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 24, 2018 | U.S. Postal Service | TERRE HAUTE, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2018 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System | MARION, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 12, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | MARTINSVILLE, Indiana | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 9, 2017 | Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons | TERRE HAUTE, Indiana | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Apr 26, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | EAST CHICAGO, Indiana | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | DANVILLE, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2017 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 19, 2016 | USPS Fort Wayne | FORT WAYNE, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Herniated discs | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 13, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service | WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 28, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Nonclassifiable | Amputation |
| Jan 12, 2016 | U.S. Postal Service | PORTLAND, Indiana | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2015 | Department of the Army, Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, IN | CRANE NAVAL DEPOT, Indiana | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 23, 2015 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 20, 2015 | CRANE ARMY AMMUNITION ACTIVITY | CRANE, Indiana | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 11, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | CLERMONT, Indiana | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 25, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 14, 2015 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | PLAINFIELD, Indiana | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Multiple leg locations, 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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