Stepped or knelt on object · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Postal Service, 605 Bell Avenue, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY 42718
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
A mail carrier stepped out of his vehicle and into a large hole in the ground that was covered by the unkept yard. The hole had a piece of clay pipe exposed. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated right Achilles tendon and required surgery.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Pipes, conduits concrete or clay
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.
On September 29, 2025, a rural mail carrier was delivering parcels to a business when she tripped on a parking stop block in front of the business. She fell to the ground and sustained fractures to her left hip and pelvis. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was working to remove a stuck strap from a tray line while on an A-frame ladder. They fell 6 to 8 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a head contusion and fractured ribs that required hospitalization.
An employee was kneeling on the ground while painting in a hotel area. He felt a prick, then overnight had a lot of pain, irritation, and some swelling. The employee was hospitalized with an infection in his knee.
An employee was inspecting a coolant reservoir of a chip conveyor for a leak. The reservoir cover cracked while his left knee was on it, and his left leg went through the opening. The employee sustained a fractured fibula and lacerations. He was hospitalized.
An employee was walking underneath poultry houses and stepped on a discarded piece of chicken wire that went through their shoe. The employee s right leg was painful and swelled up due to infection. The next day, they went to the hospital. Their foot was amputated the day after that.
An employee was installing HVAC equipment in a customer's attic when he knelt down on a support beam that had a screw sticking up out of it. The employee sustained a puncture to the knee that began swelling and he was hospitalized.
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