Salt Lake City, UT—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Salt Lake City, UT
14 severe-injury reports between 2015-08-25 and 2025-07-06, 1,055 OSHA inspections, and 5,105 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Salt Lake City, UT 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.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Salt Lake City
Example incidents
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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
An employee was scanning the placards of pallets of mail bundles when a forklift approached from the opposite side and began lowering and pushing his pallet load forward. It struck the pallet the employee was working on, causing it to shift and strike her. She fell to the ground and sustained a left hip fracture that required surgery.
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United States Postal Service
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 required surgery.
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AgReserves, Inc.
An employee was sorting cows for processing. The employee had just grabbed a metal gate to shut it when a cow bumped into the gate. The employee's right middle finger was crushed between the gate handle and the channel iron on the post. The fingertip (including about 3 millimeters of bone) was medically amputated.
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US Postal Service
An employee was walking toward the exit of the facility, tripped over a floor mat, and fell to the cement floor, resulting in a broken femur that required surgery.
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United States Postal Service
An employee was delivering mail when a low hanging branch struck his left eye. The eye injury required surgery.
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U.S. Postal Service
An employee experienced a fingertip amputation while operating a compactor.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.