UNION, NEW JERSEY— ·SIR #2025099315
US Postal Service
An employee was walking down stairs while wearing ice traction shoes when her foot became stuck and she fell to the ground. resulting in a fractured right wrist.
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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— ·SIR #2025077529
U.S. Postal Service
An employee was using a floor machine and chemical floor stripper to strip the finish from the floor. The employee slipped backward on the wet floor and landed on their…
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ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN— ·SIR #2025010997
US Postal Service
On January 30, 2025, at around 8:45 AM, an employee was in the parking lot loading their vehicle with mail deliveries for the day when they slipped and fell…
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EAST LIBERTY, PENNSYLVANIA— ·SIR #20241110618
US Postal Service
On November 14, 2024, at 1:43 p.m., an employee fell forward to the ground from the fourth step of a residential home while delivering mail. The employee was…
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SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA— ·SIR #20241010102
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER
An employee was operating the dock lift using the button on the power box located between dock bay stalls. As she pushed the button to lift the ramp, some all…
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MINERAL, VIRGINIA— ·SIR #2024098757
United States Postal Service
An employee was using a mail truck to deliver mail when they struck a patch of loose gravel and the vehicle overturned onto its side. The employee suffered leg and…
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK— ·SIR #2024087473
U.S. Postal Service
An employee was using a hand truck to relocate an automated postal center (APC) machine. The machine and the hand truck fell on the employee. The employee sustained back injuries.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS— ·SIR #2024087403
US Postal Service Glencrest Station
An employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after losing consciousness in a customer's yard.
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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON— ·SIR #2024075988
U.S. Postal Service - Yakima
An employee was using an over-the-road container (OTR) to load a delivery truck. The truck pulled away from the dock. The employee fell from the dock/truck to…
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HOUSTON, TEXAS— ·SIR #2024064880
United States Postal Service
An employee was using a pallet jack to move and handle a large gaylord box filled with heavy parcels. The box tilted and fell on the employee, causing her to…
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PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY— ·SIR #2024064815
US Postal Service
An employee was walking and delivering mail when they experienced heat cramps and were hospitalized for heat-related illness.
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JASPER, TEXAS— ·SIR #2024032462
US Postal Service
An employee was delivering mail when she was mauled by two dogs, resulting in dog bites to her arms and legs.
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PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA— ·SIR #2024021152
U. S. Postal Service (USPS), Petaluma P&DC
An employee was using a tilting machine. The machine pinched his left middle fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA— ·SIR #2024010208
United States Postal Service
An employee had finished weighing a container using a floor scale and was pushing the container through a doorway. The employee's foot got caught in the door frame, causing…
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN— ·SIR #20231211069
US Postal Service
On December 4, 2023, an employee had been lowering a dock plate to offload a truck. The truck moved causing the employee to fall from the loading dock to the…
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LANSDOWNE, PENNSYLVANIA— ·SIR #2023109171
United States Postal Service
An employee was using an A-frame ladder to install dock lights while a second employee held the ladder stable. The injured employee fell off of the ladder to the…
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AMARILLO, TEXAS— ·SIR #2023021573
US Postal Service
An employee was delivering mail when they slipped on ice and fell to the ground, resulting in a head injury.
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OVERTON, NEVADA— ·SIR #2023021017
US Postal Service
An employee was unloading a postal cage from a delivery truck when they fell from the lift gate. The postal cage then fell onto the employee, resulting in a left…
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI— ·SIR #20221211118
US Postal Service
A mail carrier was hospitalized after sustaining frostbite on their hands.
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JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI— ·SIR #2022098376
US Postal Service
An employee was operating a mail sorter when his forearm was fractured.
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MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE— ·SIR #2022076050
US Postal Service
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move mail cages in the distribution center. The employee came to a stop and dismounted the PIT. The PIT rolled…
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MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN— ·SIR #2022065491
US Postal Service
An employee was loading mail into the back of a truck when another truck backed up and pinned the employee between the two vehicles' bumpers, resulting in lacerations and a…
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS— ·SIR #2022064767
United States Postal Service
An employee was using a tug to move mail equipment to various locations. The tug struck a wire cage container and the employee was thrown to the floor, landing on…
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK— ·SIR #2022043162
U.S. Postal Service
…on April 11, 2022, an employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to load a pallet of mail onto a 7-ton truck. As she was pressing the button…
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA— ·SIR #2022032753
US Postal Service
An employee was attacked by two dogs while delivering residential mail. She was bitten on the left forearm and right hand, and was hospitalized.
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