DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-09-14Salt Lake CityUtUnited States Postal ServiceEye(s)Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering mail when a low hanging branch struck his left eye. The eye injury required surgery.
2019-05-21Salt Lake CityUtahDefense Contract Management AgencyKnee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was leaving the facility when the employee slipped and fell on a wet floor, injuring the left knee.
2019-04-24Salt Lake CityUtahHill Air Force BaseArm(s)Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking to a conference and crossing the street when the employee tripped on a curb and fell to the concrete, breaking the left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-22Salt Lake CityUtahU.S. Postal ServiceAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee climbed up four stairs to a landing, handed a survey to an employee, turned around to go back down, lost his footing, and fell down the four stairs, breaking his right ankle and requiring surgery.
2017-05-29Salt Lake CityUtahVA Salt Lake City Healthcare SystemBrainFall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was unloading a truck to deliver laundry to a hospital. The tommy gate on the truck he was unloading was approximately 2 inches above the dock. He tripped over the edge of the gate and hit his head against a linen cart.
2016-08-08Salt Lake CityUtahU.S. POSTAL SERVICEBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee felt dizzy and lightheaded while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress and kidney failure.
2016-02-18Salt Lake CityUtahHalverson CompanyLeg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee went into the silo to make adjustments on the grain sweep. A coworker did not know that the employee was in the silo and turned on the grain sweep, which lacerated the employee's leg.
2015-11-23Salt Lake CityUtahUS Postal ServiceForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was investigating a suspected defective roller on a conveyor belt. The machine must be running to hear defective rollers. His hand was pulled into the machine, and the rollers rolled up onto his forearm. He suffered compound fractures to his radius and ulna and required surgery.
2015-08-25Salt Lake CityUtahU.S. POSTAL SERVICEBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On August 25, 2015 an employee was admitted to the hospital due to heat stroke.