OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406994

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

DOVER, DE· 2021-10-02T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Collapsed lung, Collision, Distracted driving, Fracture, Laceration, Lung, Motor Vehicle, Postal Worker, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Wrist
NAICS: 491110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345611529
Employer profile: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Summary number: 221406994
Report ID: 0317300

Event description

Employee driving LLV sustains multiple injuries when struck

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on October 2, 2021, an employee work worked as a Mail Carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS) was driving a Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV) on a two-lane road. A pickup truck driver bent over while driving to get a soda when he looked up and realized he was swerving into the oncoming traffic. The pickup truck driver collided head-on into the employee's LLV. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a collapsed lung, broken arm, fractured wrist, and lacerations, requiring hospitalizations.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 62 F

Event type
1

Occupation code
355

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