DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-01-07Winston SalemNorth CaroliAmerican Red CrossAnkle(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a cart with 140-pound equipment down a wet ramp when she slipped and fell. The cart then struck her ankle and dislocated it.
2016-10-17Winston SalemNorth CaroliU. S. Postal ServiceBack, including spine, spinal cordOverexertion in lifting-single episode
On Monday, October 17, 2016, an employee was at her carrier case on the workroom floor and bent down to pick up a mail tub to load into a hamper. When she lifted the tub, she felt a pop in her back and experienced a lot of pain. She was hospitalized with a back injury.
2015-03-06Winston SalemNorth CaroliU.S. Postal ServiceThigh(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a concrete parking barrier while walking back to the delivery truck, breaking his femur.