| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-03 | Indianapolis | In | United States Postal Service | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was dumping mail from an all-purpose container onto a culling belt. The employee was reaching with their right hand to remove a package stuck in the container while their left hand was on the bar that holds the container in place when it's turned upright to dump the contents. The container shifted and crushed the employee's left middle finger between the bar and metal frame of the container, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2017-01-08 | Indianapolis | Indiana | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell while climbing truck steps to close the trailer door, suffering a broken left elbow. The steps were slick and icy at the time. | |||||
| 2016-08-11 | Indianapolis | Indiana | U.S. Postal Service | Hand(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee's right hand was bitten by a dog while delivering mail to a resident's door, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-02-28 | Indianapolis | Indiana | U.S. Postal Service | Nonclassifiable | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee suffered an amputation injury while closing a door. | |||||
| 2015-10-23 | Indianapolis | Indiana | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was lowering a mail truck door when their gloved finger was caught in the fold of the door, resulting in a partial amputation of their right middle ring finger just below the finger nail. | |||||
| 2015-04-25 | Indianapolis | Indiana | U.S. Postal Service | Fingertip(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee's fingertip was bitten off by a Pitbull while the employee was delivering mail on a walking mail route. | |||||