Detroit, MI—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Detroit, MI

19 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-04 and 2024-12-23, 869 OSHA inspections, and 5,660 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Detroit, Michigan.

Michigan operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Detroit, MI is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

19Severe injuries

15Hospitalizations

869OSHA inspections

5,660Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Detroit

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 U.S. Postal Service 10 2 Veterans Health Administration, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center 3

Example incidents

U.S. Postal Service DETROIT, MICHIGAN · 2024-12-23 · Fall, slip, trip unspecified
On December 23, 2024, an employee slipped on black ice on steps while delivering mail to a residence and fell. The employee sustained a dislocated and torn left knee.
US Postal Service DETROIT, MICHIGAN · 2023-12-04 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified
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 ground below. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and internal bleeding.
U. S. Postal Service- Detroit GWY DETROIT, MICHIGAN · 2023-09-27 · Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
On September 27, 2023, an employee was closing the gate on an APC when the gate reopened and fell back down. The gate struck the employee in the face, fracturing their nose.
USPS DETROIT, MICHIGAN · 2023-04-19 · Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 19, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on a mail sorting machine. As he was walking toward the back of the machine, the employee went to step over the tow hook of an electric cart mover and fell to the floor. He sustained facial contusions and a right arm fracture.
U. S. Postal Service DETROIT, MICHIGAN · 2023-01-17 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was delivering mail to a commercial location. A customer's vehicle was moving in reverse and struck the employee, knocking them to the ground. The employee sustained right shoulder, knee, and hip injuries.
U.S. Postal Service DETROIT, MICHIGAN · 2022-02-17 · Fall on same level due to slipping
On February 17, 2022, a mail carrier had just delivered mail to a residence. The carrier's right foot slipped, due to rain and ice, and hit a brick flower pot; the carrier then fell and suffered two fractures to the right leg. The carrier was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.