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An employee was conducting fire suppression operations on a wildfire. He pulled a hose from the engine. He then charged the hose and began to put on his gloves. A flareup occurred and the employee sustained burns to his face and hands.

An employee was delivering mail when she tripped on an uneven sidewalk and fell forward onto the ground, hitting her right knee and the left side of her face. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured kneecap that required surgery.

An employee was walking toward the breakroom when they were struck by a sit-down forklift that was backing up. The employee suffered an amputation of the left leg just below the knee.

An employee was delivering mail on July 10, 2024, when they became overheated. The employee was hospitalized for heat illness.

On July 4, 2024, a security officer was in pursuit of a suspect when he jumped over a wall and injured both legs. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to both legs.

On March 5, 2024, a mail carrier was delivering a letter to a customer. When they entered the gated yard, two dogs attacked them resulting in a broken right leg, broken right arm, and bite injuries to the head.

An employee was trying to replace the lid on a battery storage container after the wind blew it off. As he was placing the lid, the wind caused it to clamp down on his little finger. The fingertip was amputated.

On January 8, 2024, an employee tripped on the curb as he was walking onto the sidewalk, resulting in a hairline fracture to his left hip.

On September 22, 2023, an employee was working on a chiller circuit in a mechanical yard. They sustained second-degree burns after being exposed to refrigerant.

An employee was operating a chop saw to cut cardboard tubes when his left arm was caught under the blade. The employee suffered an amputation at the left wrist that required surgery to reattach.

An employee was delivering mail when they suffered heat exhaustion.

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 tibia fracture that required hospitalization.

An employee was walking through the parking lot to go into work when she slipped on ice and fell. The employee sustained a subdural hematoma and was hospitalized.

An employee was measuring the level of diesel fuel in a tank, from a catwalk approximately ten feet above ground level when he fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a hip fracture and a laceration above the eye.

An employee was performing maintenance when his right ring finger was crushed, resulting in medical amputation.

An employee was descending a ladder from a sawhorse platform when the hammer on his toolbelt caught a ladder rung and threw him off balance. The employee fell approximately 3 feet, resulting in a broken left ankle.

An employee was using a metal-cutting bandsaw to cut square metal tubing. The saw amputated the tips of the employee's left index and middle fingers.

An employee was working on ground level installing connectors in combiner boxes. They tripped on the leg of a prefabricated table and fell to the ground resulting in a fractured pelvis requiring hospitalization.

At 11:40 p.m. on January 23, 2022, an employee was sorting parcels at a mail sorting machine. A large package came through the machine and landed on the employee's right hand, amputating the ring fingertip.

After carrying mail during a summer heat wave, an employee developed heat stress and was hospitalized.

An employee contracted Clostridium difficile (C. diff) while caring for a patient with C. diff and was hospitalized.

An employee received acupuncture as part of a training when they suffered a collapsed lung that resulted in hospitalization.

An employee tripped and fell while walking away from a residence, hitting rocks and the ground itself. The employee suffered a broken humerus and a laceration over the eyebrow.

After carrying mail at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, an employee suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

An employee experienced heat stress while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.