Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-08 | Los Angeles | Ca | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - LOS ANGELES | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee fell while walking through a parking lot, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2020-08-07 | Los Angeles | Ca | U.S. Postal Service | Nonclassifiable | Animal and insect related incidents |
An employee delivering mail on a route was attacked by a dog from the property. | |||||
2019-08-23 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. Postal Service | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was unloading a truck at the loading dock when the employee fell backwards off the dock to a lower level, striking his head on concrete. He sustained a head laceration requiring stitches, and blood on the brain. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-04 | Los Angeles | California | United States Postal Service | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee slipped on a step while exiting a building. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their knees and suffering a broken knee cap. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-21 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On August 21, 2018, an employee was operating a riding pallet jack when his foot slipped off the equipment. His right ankle was then crushed between a column and the pallet jack. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Los Angeles | California | Federal Bureau of Investigations | Nonclassifiable | Shooting by other person-intentional |
An agent was wounded after an exchange of gunfire during an attempted arrest. | |||||
2018-01-11 | Los Angeles | California | Federal Bureau of Investigations | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dehydrated and suffered a muscle injury after conducting physical training and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-07-05 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | Multiple body parts | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was bitten by a dog while delivering mail, suffering puncture wounds and lacerations to the head, neck, hand, and arm. | |||||
2017-03-16 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
A worker was on a break below the dock and was struck by a trailer backing up. The employee sustained a crushed pelvis. | |||||
2017-03-09 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Animal and insect related incidents |
An employee was attacked by a dog on his delivery route resulting in a wrist/hand injury. | |||||
2017-01-10 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing |
An employee was stabbed in the abdomen by another employee with a sharp object. | |||||
2016-02-22 | Los Angeles | California | US Post Office | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road |
An employee was standing at the rear of their vehicle, sorting mail to be delivered. An approaching truck struck a nearby car, causing the car to veer and strike the employee's vehicle and right leg. The force of the impact caused the vehicle to be pushed up on the sidewalk. When it rolled back towards the street, it ended up on top of the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a right leg injury and possible left leg injury. | |||||
2015-12-26 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. Postal Service - Hollywood | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On December 26, 2015, an employee was in the box section of the Post Office, tripped over some boxes on the floor, and fell fracturing a hip. | |||||
2015-12-23 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | Upper and lower limb(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway |
A USPS employee was struck by a car while crossing a street on foot. The employee suffered a fractured wrist and knee. | |||||
2015-08-07 | Los Angeles | California | U.S. DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS - VA HOSP W LOS ANGELES | Head and trunk | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
While exiting an elevator, an employee tripped on weather stripping and fell to the ground resulting in injury to the head and spine requiring inpatient hospitalization. | |||||
2015-02-08 | Los Angeles | California | VA MEDICAL CENTER - LOS ANGELES | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Employee was pushing a tall, tin cart filled with dishes off the truck lift gate to the dock. An employee was on the loading dock helping maneuver the carts. As the cart was pushed from the lift gate to the dock, it tipped forward and fell on the employee crushing his shins/feet. He is currently in the hospital. |