| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-10 | Norwalk | Ct | United Parcel Services | Wrist(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using a shepherd's hook to dislodge packages that were jammed in a chute. The employee's hand and wrist were trapped between a package and the side panel. The employee suffered a sprained wrist. | |||||
| 2021-09-28 | San Antonio | Tx | Hogan Dedicated Services, LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was beginning to unload a trailer. When he removed a crossbar in the trailer that had been stabilizing some packages during transport, the packages fell. He was knocked out of the trailer to the ground and suffered a broken leg. | |||||
| 2021-08-30 | Batavia | Il | SD Wheel Corp. | Multiple face locations | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was dismounting returned mounted wheel and tire packages. A tire/wheel assembly was secured on the mounting machine, and the employee was trying to engage the bead roller when it struck his face. He suffered a broken tooth, a closed fracture, and a laceration to the lip. | |||||
| 2021-08-26 | Tinton Falls | Nj | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee became dehydrated while delivering packages. | |||||
| 2021-07-12 | East Windsor | Nj | Regionmax Co. Ltd | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was unloading packages from a container. Their foot was caught between the container and the bay door floor and the employee fell more than 4 feet. The employee sustained a fractured leg and ankle. | |||||
| 2021-07-07 | Horsham | Pa | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee who had been delivering packages began experiencing cramping in their arms and legs and was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2021-07-06 | Meadville | Pa | United Parcel Service CC - New Wilmington | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| At about 5:15 p.m. on July 6, 2021, after driving a delivery route and delivering packages on a 90-degree day, an employee developed muscle cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Eatontown | Nj | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE NY CORP | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee had been delivering packages and was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Akron | Oh | Amazon DCL2 | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee bent down to pick up packages on the floor. While doing so, a package fell out of a bag above the employee and struck her on the back of her head and neck. | |||||
| 2021-06-16 | Yukon | Ok | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages by car when they began experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-06-15 | Dallas | Tx | United Parcel Service Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages when they began to feel ill due to heat stress, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-06-14 | Mesquite | Tx | UPS | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
| An employee was moving packages from a conveyor to a cart. The employee suffered a hernia and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Kampsville | Il | MW Trucking, Inc. | Upper extremities | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee was attacked by two dogs while delivering packages to a house. The employee suffered arm and hand amputations. | |||||
| 2021-04-27 | Staten Island | Ny | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
| A UPS employee was unloading packages from the left side of a truck. A vehicle hit the driver's side of the truck, pushing it into the employee and pinning him between the truck and a telephone pole. He suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, thoracic vertebra swelling, and several cuts to the left side of his face and head. | |||||
| 2021-03-24 | Jacksonville | Fl | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| On March 24, 2021, an employee was using a push cart to move packages inside the building. As he was turning left, his thumb was caught between the cart and one of the building's metal support beams. He sustained a compound fracture to his left thumb and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-03-22 | Geneva | Ny | Real Eats America, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered an amputation while assembling food packages using a grommet machine. | |||||
| 2021-03-09 | New York | Ny | United Parcel Service | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
| An employee was lifting and delivering packages. The employee felt chest pain and was hospitalized with a collapsed lung. | |||||
| 2021-03-08 | Cincinnati | Oh | Amazon Logistics, DKY4 | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was coming around the corner of an aisle carrying multiple packages. The scanner on his finger struck the end of the aisle, and while he was catching the packages he lost his balance and fell. He landed on his left side and suffered a broken hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-01-25 | Lawnside | Nj | UPS, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was delivering packages when the truck door closed on their right middle finger. The employee sustained a fracture to the finger. | |||||
| 2020-09-17 | Lake Worth | Fl | USPS | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road |
| An employee was loading packages into the right side of a mail truck when a garbage truck struck the left rear-end of the mail truck. The impact pushed the mail truck onto the sidewalk and into a building, and the employee was thrown from the truck to the ground. The employee suffered collarbone and head fractures. | |||||
| 2020-09-03 | Austin | Tx | U.S. Postal Service | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in throwing-multiple episodes |
| An employee began having stomach pains while tossing packages on a conveyor. The employee was later hospitalized with a hernia. | |||||
| 2020-08-28 | Houston | Tx | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was moving a cart loaded with packages. His thumb was smashed between a metal I-beam and the cart structure, causing an injury that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-08-26 | Port Charlotte | Fl | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| A UPS delivery driver returned to the UPS facility after a day delivering packages. She became ill, suffering from heat-related dehydration. | |||||
| 2020-08-12 | State College | Pa | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee developed heat stress symptoms after delivering packages. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration. | |||||
| 2020-07-21 | East Syracuse | New York | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was sorting packages on the conveyor belt. The employee felt cramps throughout their entire body and was hospitalized due to heat stress/dehydration. | |||||
| 2020-07-08 | Springfield | Ohio | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On July 8, 2020, an employee became ill while delivering packages. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration. | |||||
| 2020-06-27 | Bethpage | New York | Fedex Ground | Hip(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was scanning small packages at a sorter. A nearby tugger struck a rolling bin, which in turn hit the employee's left hip and caused a contusion. | |||||
| 2020-06-22 | Jacksonville | Florida | UPS | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by object or equipment |
| On June 22, 2020, at 7:20 PM, an employee was loading packages into a trailer using a loader assist machine. As he was finishing loading the trailer, the loader assist machine pushed forward into the trailer, hitting the employee in the back and pressing him into the wall. He was hospitalized with a back injury. | |||||
| 2020-06-10 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United Parcel Service | Upper arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| After climbing an attached ladder to retrieve packages from a conveyor, an employee began climbing down the ladder when he fell off and hit his arm on the top of a control box. He punctured his right inner arm and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-06-09 | Birmingham | Alabama | United Parcel Service | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was using a dolly to take packages up a stairway. The employee fell down the stairs, suffering a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-05-18 | Earth City | Missouri | FEDEX EXPRESS | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was sorting packages on a caster dock when he fell from the dock to the floor below. He was hospitalized with broken ribs and a collapsed lung. | |||||
| 2020-01-16 | Lebanon | Pennsylvania | UPS | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
| An employee delivering packages experienced a cardiac event. | |||||
| 2019-09-18 | Basehor | Kansas | Rock & Roll Transportation, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While unloading packages from the rear door of a truck onto a dolly, an employee became ill and experienced cramping, nausea, and pain. He was hospitalized for dehydration and acute kidney failure. | |||||
| 2019-08-20 | Ocala | Florida | Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was loading packages averaging 15 to 20 pounds onto the back of a van that could not be flushed into the van line (dock) because the van's bumper size. While the employee was tossing a package into the van from the van line (dock), he lost his balance and fell about 28 inches to the ground. He broke his right leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-19 | Columbus | Ohio | Fedex Ground | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was loading packages onto a van line when the employee was caught between a package and the line's fixed static rollers (not powered), resulting in a partial left ring fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-08-09 | De Queen | Arkansas | Pilgrim's Pride | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was getting ready to shut down an overwrap machine when it had a problem with one of the packages. The employee attempted to grab the package and the device that cuts off the wrap severed the tip of the employee's right middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-08-07 | Dallas | Texas | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| After delivering packages to customers, an employee began to suffer heat-related illness, arm pain, and vomiting. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-07-19 | Jacksonville | Florida | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was pushing a hand cart full of packages to a loading bay when her left ring finger was caught between the hand cart and the building's metal support beam causing the amputation of her left ring fingertip without bone loss. | |||||
| 2019-07-03 | Bogart | Georgia | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| After delivering packages, an employee became dizzy and light-headed due to heat stress and dehydration. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-06-21 | Riviera Beach | Florida | UPS, Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On June 21, 2019, an employee was working on his route for at least 5 hours and started experiencing cramps. The employee continued driving for approximately two hours alongside a supervisor who was delivering the packages to the clients. The employee was later hospitalized due to heat exhaustion and was diagnosed with a muscle injury. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Hodgkins | Illinois | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was loading packages inside a trailer. The employee was standing between the boxes and the edge of the conveyor when the conveyor moved forward and pinned the employee against the boxes. The employee suffered a punctured lung. | |||||
| 2019-05-21 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | Victory Packaging LP | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was unloading packages on a trailer's lift gate when the employee mis-stepped and fell to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-05-06 | Miami | Florida | United Parcel Service Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was using a roller board device placed in a trailer to load packages. While moving the device his finger became caught in it. He sustained a severe laceration to his right index finger requiring hospitalization and a skin graft. | |||||
| 2019-04-16 | Dickinson | North Dakota | Baker Boy Bake Shop, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was putting frozen packages into a box when his right little finger was caught on the spiral freezer belt, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2019-03-19 | Appleton | Wisconsin | USPS | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| While delivering mail and packages to an apartment building, an employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground. The employee suffered three fractures to the lower right leg. | |||||
| 2019-02-20 | Olive Branch | Mississippi | FEDEX Ground Package System, Inc. | Hip(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was moving packages from a conveyor when a package struck her, breaking her left hip. | |||||
| 2019-02-12 | Irving | Texas | FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was loading packages onto a van. He turned around and was walking on the concrete floor when plastic from pallets he had straightened up caught his legs, causing him to trip and fall to the ground. He suffered a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2019-01-31 | Jacksonville | Florida | United Parcel Service | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was unloading a trailer full of packages with his co-workers while his left hand was resting on the rollers. His left ring finger was caught between the two rollers when his co-workers pushed back the roller section, resulting in the amputation of his left ring fingertip without bone loss. | |||||
| 2018-08-31 | Brockton | Massachusett | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages along his truck route when he became dehydrated due to the hot weather, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-08-27 | Miami | Florida | Amazon | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| While sorting packages, an employee tripped over a crate on the ground, dislocating her right shoulder and fracturing her collarbone. | |||||
| 2018-08-17 | Dfw | Texas | DHL Express USA Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was climbing up a ladder to a cargo loader to unload packages when he fell approximately 10 feet to a lower level, fracturing his right ankle. | |||||
| 2018-08-06 | Bridgeport | Pennsylvania | FedEx | Groin | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was sorting mail packages when a 10-pound package struck his groin, causing a contusion that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-07-18 | Braselton | Georgia | Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was loading packages into a trailer for 10 hours and began cramping throughout their body. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration. | |||||
| 2018-07-16 | Naples | Florida | UPS, Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered from heat-related illness while delivering packages, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-06-30 | Hodgkins | Illinois | UPS HODGKINS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| At about 1:45 a.m. on June 30, 2018, an employee (who had been loading packages into a trailer in extreme heat) was found slumped over. The employee was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with heat stress illness. | |||||
| 2018-06-18 | Seaford | Delaware | Fedex | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was sorting packages on the dock when she exhibited signs of dehydration and heat stress, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-06-09 | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Amazon.Dedc.com, LLC | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was working in a semi-trailer placing packages onto a conveyor when one of the packages fell and struck the employee on the head. The employee suffered a possible concussion. | |||||
| 2018-05-17 | Houston | Texas | United Parcel Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages when his leg began cramping due to heat stress and dehydration. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Atlanta | Georgia | United Parcel Service | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was sorting packages off a conveyor belt when he fell approximately 2 feet from a set of steps, breaking his hip. | |||||
| 2018-04-02 | Lewisberry | Pennsylvania | FEDEX GROUND | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was loading packages inside a trailer when she slipped and struck her left-side ribs against a roller. She suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-03-01 | Marrero | Louisiana | United Parcel Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Slip or trip without fall |
| An employee was delivering packages when he lost footing while going down some steps. He tried to catch himself by grabbing onto the stair rail and injured the two middle fingers on his left hand. | |||||
| 2017-10-15 | Aurora | Colorado | Amazon.com.dedc, LLC | Hip(s) | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
| An employee was kneeling and scanning packages when she was bumped and knocked down by another employee who was walking by. She injured her hip and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-19 | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | JNP Delivery, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was loading packages into a truck. As he picked up a box to put on a shelf, pet odor removal powder poured out of a hole in the box and contacted his body. He had an allergic reaction, suffering hives and respiratory distress. He was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
| 2017-09-14 | Orlando | Florida | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages when he started sweating excessively and suffered heat-related body cramps. He was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
| 2017-08-14 | Secaucus | New Jersey | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a powered industrial truck used to pull carts of packages when she turned hard to the right and fell off the left side of the truck, fracturing her left ankle and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-08-09 | Oak Forest | Illinois | American Blue Ribbon Holdings | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was monitoring packages being filled on a vertical form fill machine when the machine jammed. While she was trying remove the jam, the blades closed on her left hand. She suffered third degree burns and contusions on her left hand and fingers. | |||||
| 2017-08-01 | Houston | Texas | FedEx | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee began to exhibit signs of heat exhaustion while processing packages in a building, requiring hospitalization for heat-related illness. | |||||
| 2017-07-21 | Hays | Kansas | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee delivered packages all day and was hospitalized that evening for cramps and dehydration. | |||||
| 2017-07-21 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages when he became dizzy and started shaking. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2017-07-13 | Pittsburg | Kansas | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While delivering packages, an employee suffered stomach cramps due to heat stress, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-06-13 | Portsmouth | New Hampshir | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering mail and packages weighing up to 40 lbs. on a route that involved walking and driving when he began to feel the effects of heat stress. The employee was hospitalized for a cardiac event and heat-related illness. | |||||
| 2017-04-27 | Commerce City | Colorado | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working in the irregular package section when a coworker extended a package slide so packages could migrate to a lower conveyor. The employee then walked and hit the slide, falling to the floor and breaking his femur. | |||||
| 2017-04-14 | Sulphur Springs | Texas | BEF Foods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was pulling empty packages from a flow wrapper machine. Her right hand was beneath the machine when it was struck by the wheel, breaking her middle finger. | |||||
| 2017-03-30 | Ponchatoula | Louisiana | USPS | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was delivering packages, slipped, and fell fracturing two hip bones. | |||||
| 2017-03-16 | Hodgkins | Illinois | UPS | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee suffered a pinky fingertip amputation while retracting the parcel chute that delivers packages into the trailers. | |||||
| 2017-03-15 | Martinsburg | West Virgini | FedEx Ground Packaging, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
| An employee was sorting packages and suffered shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack. | |||||
| 2017-03-14 | Dixon | Illinois | United States Postal Service | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting packages and suffered a strangulated hernia. | |||||
| 2017-03-14 | Rochester | New York | FedEx Ship Center | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was delivering packages, slipped on ice and tore their quadriceps which required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-03-11 | Elizabeth | New Jersey | Amazon.com.dedc, LLC | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee on a ladder was removing packages from an overhead conveyor when the employee slipped and fell approximately 8 feet to the floor, fracturing the left humerus and dislocating the left elbow. | |||||
| 2017-03-07 | Dallas | Texas | Unied Parcel Service | Arm(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was lifting packages off the ground and placing them in a chute. The employee was injured when the packages fell down causing him to lose his balance and fall against an exposed screw on the wall. The employee was hospitalized with an arm injury. | |||||
| 2017-03-06 | Northborough | Massachusett | FEDEX GROUND | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was moving packages when their left foot was run over by a PIT and fractured. | |||||
| 2017-02-27 | Mckinney | Texas | United Parcel Service | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting, lowering |
| An employee was sorting packages and felt back pain. | |||||
| 2017-02-22 | Grove City | Ohio | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting straps off of outbound packages with a box cutter when he lacerated his right forearm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-01-05 | Jacksonville | Florida | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a 9-foot cart full of packages when his right pinky was caught and de-gloved between the cart and a pole. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-10-06 | Dallas | Texas | United Parcel Services | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a cart while loading packages from another loading cart, suffering fractured ribs. | |||||
| 2016-09-19 | Vienna | Georgia | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was stacking wrapped chicken tender packages when he noticed chicken tenders that had become lodged in the edge sealer of the packaging machine and attempted to remove them. At that point, the machine activated and the blade of the edge sealer impacted and amputated his right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-09-19 | Dallas | Texas | United Parcel Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee experienced heat stress while sorting packages, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-09-13 | La Marque | Texas | UPS, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking to the package car to determine how many packages were in the car when she slipped on a walking surface and fell. She tried to catch her fall and her hand went between the tire and the bottom of the car frame, breaking her right arm. | |||||
| 2016-09-09 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Allegheny General Hospital | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was carrying packages down the stairs when the back of the employee's shoe caught on the previous stair. The employee fell down 2 stairs and broke the left ankle. | |||||
| 2016-09-08 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages when he experienced cramping. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2016-09-07 | Gainesville | Florida | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages weighing between less than a pound to 50 pounds at offices in a strip mall when he felt ill. He was hospitalized and treated for heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2016-09-01 | Chicago | Illinois | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
| An employee was stung by a bee while delivering packages and had a severe allergic reaction resulting in overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-08-15 | Staten Island | New York | United States Postal Services | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| While delivering letters and packages, an employee went up a set of stairs to a customer's house and rang the bell. Suddenly, the employee passed out due to dehydration and fell down the stairs, puncturing his left lung and fracturing a rib. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-11 | Addison | Illinois | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| After delivering packages for 7.5 hours, an employee suffered a heat-stress-related event and was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
| 2016-08-09 | Champaign | Illinois | FEDEX GROUND | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was unloading 10- to 15-pound packages from a trailer and stacking them. The employee finished unloading the packages and stepped onto the roller system (8 to 9 inches long in the middle of the trailer deck). The employee then lost their footing and hit the floor, striking the left hip and breaking the left femur. | |||||
| 2016-08-08 | Kansas City | Missouri | FEDEX GROUND | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was unloading packages from a trailer. A package fell and struck the employee pushing her into a trailer flap. The employee was hospitalized with two rib fractures and a laceration to the left kidney. | |||||
| 2016-07-20 | Miami | Florida | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While sorting packages inside of his truck, an employee got dehydrated and passed out. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-07-08 | Covington | Louisiana | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was driving a truck and delivering packages door to door when he experienced a heat-related illness and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-06 | Oviedo | Florida | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was delivering packages when he started cramping and feeling ill due to heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2016-07-06 | Tampa | Florida | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee felt ill while driving a truck and delivering packages, requiring hospitalization for dehydration. | |||||