Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-15 | North Las Vegas | Nv | United States Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After carrying mail during a summer heat wave, an employee developed heat stress and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-03 | North Las Vegas | Nv | US Department of Veterans Affairs - Las Vegas Medical Center | Large intestine, colon, rectum | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee contracted Clostridium difficile (C. diff) while caring for a patient with C. diff and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-19 | North Las Vegas | Nv | U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs - North Las Vegas VA Medical | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonclassifiable |
An employee received acupuncture as part of a training when they suffered a collapsed lung that resulted in hospitalization. | |||||
2020-06-30 | Las Vegas | Nevada | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After carrying mail at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, an employee suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-05-29 | Las Vegas | Nevada | U.S. Postal Service - Winterwood Station | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced heat stress while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2020-03-26 | North Las Vegas | Nevada | US Department of Veterans Affairs | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While walking from a parking lot to the workplace, an employee slipped on a rock and fell, suffering a broken arm. | |||||
2019-07-15 | Vega | Texas | Don Borneke Construction | Nonclassifiable | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
A soil compacting machine rolled over and an employee was caught between the ground and the roll bar. | |||||
2019-06-12 | Las Vegas | Nevada | USPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A U.S. Postal Service employee suffered heat-related dizziness, shortness of breath, and cramps while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-06 | Las Vegas | Nevada | US Department of Homeland Security | Hand(s) | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional |
An employee was cleaning his handgun when it fired into his left hand. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-01 | Las Vegas | Nevada | US Postal Service Silverado Station | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On August 1, 2018, a mail carrier began to feel faint. He was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress. | |||||
2018-06-29 | Las Vegas | Nevada | US Postal Service - Summerlin Station | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized over the weekend due to heat-related symptoms. | |||||
2018-06-26 | Las Vegas | Nevada | US Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced heat-related dizziness and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-12 | Las Vegas | Nevada | U.S. Postal Service - Westridge Post Office | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering mail and experienced heat-related symptoms. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-04-26 | Las Vegas | Nevada | US Postal Service* | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee had just finished delivering mail to a residence and was taking a shortcut across a yard when he tripped over a tree root and fractured his left hip. The ground was a bit muddy at the time. | |||||
2015-03-07 | Vega | Texas | Kirkland Seed Inc | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee's leg was amputated after being caught in an auger. |