Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-01 | Phoenix | Az | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A postal employee began to feel hot, dizzy, and clammy. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness. | |||||
2020-06-23 | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized due to a heat-related injury. | |||||
2020-05-27 | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On 5/27/2020, an employee was delivering mail to a residence. The employee approached the porch between a car and the yard, then stepped off the paved walkway and slipped on the mud on the irrigated yard. The employee fell, landing on the ground and sidewalk, and sustained a broken right elbow and abrasions to the knee. | |||||
2020-02-25 | Phoenix | New York | RAYMOUR & FLANIGAN FURNITURE, INC. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was trying to free a stuck truck when an ATV ramp dislodged and struck the employee's shin and fractured it. | |||||
2020-01-12 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | Canteen Vending Services | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
At about 5:50 a.m. on January 12, 2020, an employee was loading a delivery van when he fell off the loading dock to the ground 3 feet below. He suffered head injuries and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-09-05 | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee stopped at a restaurant after completing his mail route. He started cramping and passed out. The employee was hospitalized for a heat-related injury. | |||||
2019-08-09 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | McAvoy Brick Company | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
Employees were tasked with fixing an indoor rail car that is utilized for brick making activities. The injured employee went into an open storage area to retrieve corrugated aluminum to utilize for repair activities. The employee stepped on a piece of foam board and fell through the foam board approximately 10 feet into the room below. | |||||
2019-05-28 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | Volpe Dedicated, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was stepping down from a semi-tractor cab to hook up airlines and raise the trailer landing gear when the employee's foot missed one of the cab steps, causing the employee to fall 3 to 4 feet and strike the pavement. The employee injured the left elbow, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2018-05-02 | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, PROCESS DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was returning to her vehicle while delivering mail when she stepped in a pothole and broke her right ankle. | |||||
2018-03-27 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | Volpe Express | Multiple head locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
A maintenance employee was working from a 6-foot step ladder to repair an overhead door when the pipe wrench he was using slipped off a tension spring and hit his head. He then fell off the ladder, landing on his right side and hitting his head on the dock floor. He sustained two skull fractures and a hairline fracture to the jaw. | |||||
2018-03-15 | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, PROCESS DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was unloading mail from a vehicle to a cart when a gust of wind blew the cart over and caused the employee to lose her balance. She fell to the ground and broke her hip. | |||||
2017-05-05 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | Brians House Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing |
An employee was sitting at a dining room table completing paperwork when a client stabbed her in the upper left shoulder with a steak knife. The knife penetrated her chest cavity wall and punctured her lung. | |||||
2016-07-26 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | Cosentino Center of Pennsylvania | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was loading stone slab on a transport cart. The crane clamp got caught on the cart and kicked out the stone slab which struck the employee. | |||||
2016-07-22 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | Tague Lumber, Inc. | Multiple head locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee received injuries to his head and eyes when a board struck him due to a kickback from a woodworking machine. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-12-02 | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was reaching for boxes while on top of a pallet. When she turned to step off of the pallet, her foot got caught in shrink wrap, causing her to trip and fall. She landed on her left wrist and broke it, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-10-08 | Phoenix | Arizona | U.S. Postal Service | Brain | Fall on same level |
A city postal carrier was chased by a dog while delivering mail. The employee ran into the street and fell, striking his head on the ground. The employee was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
2015-04-22 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | JD Eckman, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was struck by a section of traffic guardrail. A backhoe was being used to remove the section. When it pulled on the guardrail, a portion of the guardrail flung and struck the employee in his legs. | |||||
2015-04-06 | Phoenix | Arizona | BLM-Phoenix District Office | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode |
An employee was participating in a 3-mile march carrying a 45-pound pack as a work capacity test. He experienced labored breathing and lower leg cramps. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-01-28 | Phoenixville | Pennsylvania | TBP Converting | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a rotary die press in the die cutting department on January 28, 2015. The employee sustained an amputation on the left hand below the first joint of the thumb while cleaning it. |