DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-06-19PotomacMarylandU.S. Postal ServiceLeg(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.
2017-09-05PotomacMarylandU.S. Postal Inspection ServiceChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured 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.