U.S. Postal Service

An employee was using a pike to move a pallet of sugar that was stuck in the powder racking. The employee fell backward, landing on his right leg. The employee's leg was fractured and he was hospitalized.

An employee was performing maintenance on a jammed roller belt in the back room and was working to free a jam on an overhead roller conveyor. The employee lost his balance on the conveyor and fell. He was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured left leg.

An employee fell from a chair to the floor, suffering a broken right leg/ankle. She was hospitalized.

An employee was reaching for material from the racks when he fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured wrist.

An employee was throwing broken-down boxes into the dumpster when he fell backward and his head hit the ground, resulting in internal bleeding. The employee was hospitalized.