Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-07 | Santa Ana | Ca | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working with a forklift when their leg got caught in the forklift, causing the employee to fall and suffer a head injury. | |||||
2020-01-21 | Santa Ana | California | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While sorting mail, an employee tripped on a large mail bin and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken left femur. | |||||
2019-09-17 | Santa Ana | California | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Hand(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
An employee was trying to dislodge the lift gate on the rear of a delivery truck. The gate abruptly dropped on the employee's left hand and injured it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2017-09-18 | Santa Ana | California | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA | Hip(s) | Injured by physical contact during horseplay |
An employee bumped into another employee and fell to the ground, suffering a fractured hip. |