On March 17, 2022, an employee performing a work capacity test was walking with 45 lbs. of weight and began to feel discomfort in his chest resulting in hospitalization.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersNonclassifiable
An employee was working in the fulfillment area carrying large bags of dog food, cat litter, a cube organizer, and book cases. The employee began experiencing abdominal pain and sustained two hernias that resulted in hospitalization.
An employee was disconnecting a wash line. While in a squatting position, the employee was using a rubber hammer to tighten a clamp and sustained a back injury.
During a tooling change on a piece of equipment, a maintenance mechanic had just removed a heat plate when another employee walked in his direction. He flipped the hot plate toward his chest to keep it from touching the other employee and suffered a pulled or torn muscle in the upper left arm and shoulder.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 115310)
An employee was loading the back of his truck with buckets of oil. As he was coming down off the truck, he slipped on a surface that was wet due to rain and fell about 3.5 feet to the ground, landing on his left elbow/arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left humerus and required surgery.
On September 25, 2025, an employee climbed an aluminum extension ladder and was on top of the roof of a building She was walking around on the roof, inspecting and evaluating it. She was descending the ladder when the ladder slid to the right and twisted around as she hung onto it. She then fell 10-12 feet to the paved parking lot and the ladder landed on top of her. She sustained a fractured left collarbone, multiple other fractures, and had bruising to the left side of her abdomen.
An employee was riding a horse and leading several pack mules along a trail. A few mules started acting up, causing the horse to stir. The employee then fell off the horse and landed on a stiff woody protrusion that impacted her chest/rib area. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured rib and a punctured lung.
An employee was working on a tree thinning unit and was cutting a 6" diameter tree. During the back-cut when the chainsaw kicked back. The saw struck her, resulting in a 3-inch laceration on her left leg below the knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.
On September 22, 2025, an employee was making a delivery to a home. When walking up the sidewalk to the home, the employee tripped, fell to the ground, and hit her head and face against the concrete. The employee was hospitalized due to a laceration to the face and a fractured orbital socket.
At about 10:30 a.m. on April 9, 2025, a mail carrier was crossing between homes when a dog jumped on them and knocked them down. The employee's head hit the concrete ground; the employee suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.
On January 30, 2025, at around 8:45 AM, an employee was in the parking lot loading their vehicle with mail deliveries for the day when they slipped and fell. The employee landed on their arms and knees, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.