Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-06-19 | Potomac | Maryland | U.S. Postal Service | Leg(s) | Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee had been wearing a training suit while instructing law enforcement trainees in personal defense. Early the following morning, he woke with a fever and a severe headache, requiring hospitalization for a staph infection in his leg. | |||||
2017-09-05 | Potomac | Maryland | U.S. Postal Inspection Service | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training |
During a simulated building entry procedure, an employee was being dragged out of a building that coworkers were attempting to secure as part of the simulation. One of his coworkers lost his balance and fell on the employee, fracturing several ribs on his right side. |