Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-23 | Detroit | Mi | U.S. Postal Service | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On August 23, 2021, an employee tripped and fell out of the passenger side of a postal delivery vehicle, landing on the ground and suffering a broken right leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-22 | Detroit | Mi | US Postal Service | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Animal and insect related incidents |
A dog attacked a mail carrier, who fell backward to the ground while defending herself. She suffered a hairline fracture to the back. | |||||
2021-03-06 | Detroit | Mi | U.S. Postal Service | Hand(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
At about 12:45 p.m. on March 6, 2021, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was delivering mail when a dog jumped a fence and bit his left hand. | |||||
2019-05-02 | Detroit | Michigan | Veterans Health Administration, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee's right ring finger was caught between a door and the door frame when the door closed resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2019-05-02 | Detroit | Michigan | Veterans Health Administration, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was entering the utility closet when their finger was caught between the door and the door frame resulting in a partial amputation of the right fifth finger. | |||||
2019-03-29 | Detroit | Michigan | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - DETROIT GWY | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell down stairs, suffering a broken right femur. | |||||
2019-02-06 | Detroit | Michigan | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - DETROIT GWY | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was trying to close the trailer door at a dock. The dock plate was not operating correctly. When the dock plate released, it caught the employee's right middle finger, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
2018-08-27 | Detroit | Michigan | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering mail on a walking route and suffered heat-related symptoms. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Detroit | Michigan | U.S. Postal Service | Lower leg(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
On July 30, 2018, an employee was delivering mail when a dog bit him on the left calf. | |||||
2017-06-12 | Detroit | Michigan | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was unloading a trailer at the dock. As the employee was unloading two wire cages from the trailer, the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the two containers resulting in a fracture, loss of the fingernail and amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2017-03-15 | Detroit | Michigan | U.S. Postal Service | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was exiting a vehicle on the ramp of the main post office, slipped on ice and fell breaking a hip. | |||||
2015-01-04 | Detroit | Michigan | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Sudden start or stop, nonroadway |
Employee was loading a trailer with a forklift when the left leg of the trailer collapsed, causing the trailer to tilt to the left. This caused the forklift and employee to slide to the left, striking the trailer wall and causing an acute spinal injury to the employee. |