OSHA Injury Report: GREENSBORO NDC_1438171

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Working on foot in the in bound dock area

What happened

STRUCK BY MATERIAL EQUIPMENT - Mail handler was struck on her left arm and left lower abdomen by rolling stock equipment that was being moved by another mail handler on a forklift. The employee stated that she was walking through her section and the PIT driver was coming to pick up mail with the long jack. The accident happened along the inbound docks between docks 11-18. There was mail in the container that was lifted on the forks of the forklift. This is the area where all the collections drivers come. There was no excess congestion in the area. The PIT driver stated that when he went in to get the mail on his forks it pushed a little harder which caused the container to move and strike the other employee.

Injury or illness

Abdomen and pelvis including organs-Center- Bruise |Arm-Left- Bruise

Object or substance involved

Rolling container struck and bruised left arm and left lower abdomen

Summary line

Employee was struck by rolling stock equipment being pulled by a PIT driver bruising her left arm and left lower abdomen

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.