Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Postal Service, Clackamas DCU, 12025 SE Stevens Rd, HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON 97086
on — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., n.e.c., affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
A mail carrier was walking on grass that was spongy and wet when both of his feet sank in. He fell forward and then fell back with both his feet still stuck in the mud. The employee was unable to bend both knees and was taken to the hospital and admitted for evaluation and treatment. Ligaments and tendons in both knees were detached. At the time the incident was reported, it was not clear whether this caused the fall or this was caused by the fall.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was waiting for an operator to bring mail over to a mail sorting machine when she became pinned between the machine and a stack of pallets being pushed by a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee suffered bruising and swelling on her hips, lower back, knees, and left side; a puncture wound to her left thigh from a machine screw; a crushed right hand with numbness and tingling; numbness to the left big toe; and a right wrist sprain.
An employee was walking back to a carrier case with mail in her hand when she tripped over a tub. Her back overarched as she fell, resulting in a fractured back that required hospitalization.
An employee delivered a package. On her way back to her vehicle she was attacked by two dogs that came from around a corner. She was hospitalized with dog bites.
A law enforcement employee was engaged in an altercation during a protest when they fell off a ledge, resulting in a tear to their left adductor longus tendon.
An employee was driving an all-terrain vehicle when it rolled over. The employee was ejected and hit the ground, suffering a fracture to their C6 vertebra.