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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Struck by door, gate, window Source Doors swinging and sliding

An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and…
Amputations involving bone loss Other finger(s) n.e.c. Amputation
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United States Postal Services

NAICS491110 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was waiting for an operator to bring mail over to a mail sorting machine when she became pinned between the machine and a stack of pallets being pushed…
Surface, flesh wounds and soft tissue injuries Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was struck by a powered industrial truck while traveling through a staging area. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left foot.
Fractures Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Other constructed surface

On September 22, 2025, an employee was making a delivery to a home. When walking up the sidewalk to the home, the employee tripped, fell to the ground, and hit…
Fractures Eye(s) Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area Source Roadway vehicle motorized, unspecified

An employee was talking with a customer in their yard while delivering mail when a vehicle on the street lost control and struck the employee, resulting in ligament damage in…
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders unspecified Multiple body parts n.e.c. Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Exposure to environmental heat outdoor Source Heat environmental

On September 13, 2025, an employee was delivering mail when they became overheated and had muscle cramps in their legs. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
Heat exhaustion, fatigue BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" Source Dogs, canines domestic

An employee was delivering mail on foot when a dog broke the bottom of a fence and bit the employee's right forearm, resulting in an avulsion that required hospitalization.
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss Forearm(s) Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Venomous animal bite except "bugs" Source Venomous snakes

An employee was delivering parcels to a customer's porch when they were bitten by a rattlesnake.
Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Hitting, kicking, beating by other person n.e.c. Source Client or customer

A mail carrier was delivering mail when aggressive dogs approached. The dog's owner tried to restrain the dogs but one dog broke loose and the mail carrier pepper sprayed…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck Hospitalized
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United State Postal Services

NAICS491110 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Other constructed surface

An employee was on the working floor when they slipped and fell, resulting in a fractured right hip.
Fractures Hip joint(s) Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Exposure to environmental heat outdoor Source Heat environmental

An employee was delivering mail when she felt ill and was hospitalized with a heat-related illness.
Effects of heat unspecified BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Exposure to environmental heat outdoor Source Heat environmental

An employee was delivering mail when they sustained heat exhaustion.
Heat exhaustion, fatigue BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Struck by door, gate, window Source Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin

An employee was getting out of a postal vehicle when the door shut on his right ring finger, severing his fingertip. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Amputation
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Other constructed surface

An employee was delivering mail inside a supermarket when he tripped over a pallet and fell on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured wrist and was hospitalized.
Fractures Wrist(s) Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Fall on same level n.e.c. Source Other constructed surface

An employee was lifting some packages from a package hamper to place on a cart. She lost her balance, fell to the concrete floor, and was hospitalized with a broken…
Fractures Pelvis Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service Kenwood Office

NAICS491110 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area Source Roadway vehicle motorized, unspecified

At about 3:30 p.m. on June 9, 2025, an employee was walking through a parking lot when a vehicle that was involved in an accident with another vehicle…
Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries Head and extremities Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" Source Dogs, canines domestic

An employee was delivering mail when a dog charged at him and attacked him, biting him. While escaping from the dog, the gate latch did not engage and he went…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Part of body unspecified Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Fall on same level n.e.c. Source Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

An employee was delivering mail when he was startled by a dog and fell backward, striking his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture Brain Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels Source Straight trucks, box trucks

An employee was getting out of the back of a mail truck and misstepped or stepped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a back fracture.
Fractures Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" Source Dogs, canines domestic

An employee was delivering a parcel to a residence when a dog escaped from the house and chased them. The employee tripped and fell to the ground, and the dog…
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Lower leg(s) Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Stairs, steps

While leaving the building, an employee fell down the stairs and broke a leg.
Fractures Leg(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

An employee was walking on the work room floor when their left foot was run over by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized with an injury to the foot and…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Other constructed surface

An employee was performing janitorial duties and carrying bathroom supplies when he slipped on a guardrail mounting post and fell on his side. The employee's hip was fractured and…
Fractures Hip joint(s) Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service

NAICS491110 Event Other fall to lower level unspecified Source Stairs, steps

An employee was delivering mail to a residence when they slipped on ice and fell down a set of cement steps. The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle.
Fractures Ankle(s) Hospitalized
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United States Postal Service - Celina

NAICS491110 Event Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source Other constructed surface

A letter carrier was walking on the city sidewalk on the way back to his vehicle after completing delivery of a walking relay. He slipped and fell on an icy…
Fractures Hip joint(s) Hospitalized
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