{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/osha/sir/check?name=US%20Postal%20Service","name":"US Postal Service","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","data_provider_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports","generated_at":"2026-09-11T11:06:17.270Z"},"summary":{"total_severe_injuries":104,"amputations":7,"hospitalizations":98,"eye_losses":0},"top_body_parts":[{"body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","n":15},{"body_part_title":"Leg(s), unspecified","n":8},{"body_part_title":"Ankle(s)","n":8},{"body_part_title":"Multiple body parts, n.e.c.","n":7},{"body_part_title":"Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders","n":6},{"body_part_title":"Thigh(s)","n":5},{"body_part_title":"Nonclassifiable","n":5},{"body_part_title":"Hip(s)","n":5}],"recent_reports":[{"id":"2021097678","event_date":"9/7/2021","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"WHITE RIVER JUNCTION","state":"VERMONT","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Lower leg(s)","event_title":"Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet","final_narrative":"An employee was trying to remove a stuck pin on a loading dock. The employee fell off the loading dock about 3 feet to the pavement below, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2021097678"},{"id":"2016099199","event_date":"9/29/2016","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"SAYREVILLE","state":"NEW JERSEY","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Leg(s), unspecified","event_title":"Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.","final_narrative":"An employee was delivering mail to an industrial company site when he was struck by the swinging forks of a mini loader, breaking his left leg in two places and requiring hospitalization.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2016099199"},{"id":"20190910007","event_date":"9/24/2019","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"BOULDER","state":"COLORADO","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Hip(s)","event_title":"Other fall to lower level, unspecified","final_narrative":"An employee was climbing out of a tractor trailer. The employee fell to the concrete dock floor, suffering a broken hip.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/20190910007"},{"id":"2022098376","event_date":"9/21/2022","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"JACKSON","state":"MISSISSIPPI","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Forearm(s)","event_title":"Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation","final_narrative":"An employee was operating a mail sorter when his forearm was fractured.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2022098376"},{"id":"2018099640","event_date":"9/18/2018","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"HOUSTON","state":"TEXAS","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Heat exhaustion, prostration","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Exposure to environmental heat","final_narrative":"An employee suffered severe cramping after completing a mail route. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2018099640"},{"id":"2020087447","event_date":"8/6/2020","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"CONCORD","state":"NORTH CAROLINA","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds","body_part_title":"Hand(s), unspecified","event_title":"Other animal bites, nonvenomous","final_narrative":"A mail carrier was bitten by two dogs, suffering a hand injury.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2020087447"},{"id":"2019088003","event_date":"8/5/2019","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"HENDERSON","state":"NEVADA","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Effects of heat and light, unspecified","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Exposure to environmental heat","final_narrative":"An employee had completed approximately seven hours and forty-five minutes of mail carrying duties. He returned to the post office and went to the break area. He was observed to be ill but was responsive. The employee was hospitalized for a heat-related illness.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2019088003"},{"id":"2024087403","event_date":"8/13/2024","employer":"US Postal Service Glencrest Station","city":"FORT WORTH","state":"TEXAS","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Heat stroke, syncope","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Exposure to environmental heat  outdoor","final_narrative":"An employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after losing consciousness in a customer's yard.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2024087403"},{"id":"2020087249","event_date":"8/1/2020","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"JACKSONVILLE","state":"FLORIDA","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Heat exhaustion, prostration","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Exposure to environmental heat","final_narrative":"On August 1, 2020, an employee was delivering mail when he developed heat exhaustion, suffering from muscle cramps and difficulty walking. He was hospitalized.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2020087249"},{"id":"2018087868","event_date":"8/1/2018","employer":"US Postal Service Silverado Station","city":"LAS VEGAS","state":"NEVADA","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Exposure to environmental heat","final_narrative":"On August 1, 2018, a mail carrier began to feel faint. He was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2018087868"},{"id":"2015075241","event_date":"7/30/2015","employer":"US Postal Service Artesia","city":"ARTESIA","state":"CALIFORNIA","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury","body_part_title":"Leg(s), unspecified","event_title":"Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified","final_narrative":"An employee was struck by a garbage truck while on delivery route, requiring hospitalization for a serious leg injury.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2015075241"},{"id":"2020076223","event_date":"7/3/2020","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"FREEHOLD","state":"NEW JERSEY","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Exposure to environmental heat","final_narrative":"An employee was sitting on a stool after working a shift. He lost consciousness and fell off the stool due to dehydration.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2020076223"},{"id":"2016076843","event_date":"7/27/2016","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"MATTOON","state":"ILLINOIS","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Heat exhaustion, prostration","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Exposure to environmental heat","final_narrative":"An employee became disoriented while delivering mail and suffered leg cramping. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2016076843"},{"id":"2021076052","event_date":"7/22/2021","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"DETROIT","state":"MICHIGAN","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified","event_title":"Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified","final_narrative":"A dog attacked a mail carrier, who fell backward to the ground while defending herself. She suffered a hairline fracture to the back.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2021076052"},{"id":"2015074787","event_date":"7/17/2015","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"ALBANY","state":"NEW YORK","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury","body_part_title":"Knee(s)","event_title":"Walking, without other incident-single episode","final_narrative":"An employee went up a ladder to change a lightbulb, descended the ladder, walked a few steps, and then turned or twisted and heard a pop in the left knee.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2015074787"},{"id":"2016076298","event_date":"7/13/2016","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"NORWOOD","state":"PENNSYLVANIA","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Nonclassifiable","final_narrative":"An employee on his mail delivery route was showing signs of dehydration and was taken to the hospital. The employee was admitted for further evaluation.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2016076298"},{"id":"2022076050","event_date":"7/12/2022","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"MANCHESTER","state":"NEW HAMPSHIRE","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders","event_title":"Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object","final_narrative":"An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move mail cages in the distribution center. The employee came to a stop and dismounted the PIT. The PIT rolled forward and pinned the employee against a metal cage causing two broken ribs and a head injury.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2022076050"},{"id":"2017076371","event_date":"7/11/2017","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"BRONX","state":"NEW YORK","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Electrocutions, electric shocks","body_part_title":"BODY SYSTEMS","event_title":"Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less","final_narrative":"An employee plugged a carrier case light into an extension cord that was defective and received an electrical shock. He was hospitalized.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2017076371"},{"id":"2020065348","event_date":"6/9/2020","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"OVERLAND PARK","state":"KANSAS","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Multiple body parts, n.e.c.","event_title":"Other fall to lower level, unspecified","final_narrative":"An employee ascended stairs to make a delivery, then missed a step coming down and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured left arm, right femur, and kneecap, as well as a fracture to the nose or sinuses.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2020065348"},{"id":"2020065385","event_date":"6/9/2020","employer":"US Postal Service","city":"KANSAS CITY","state":"MISSOURI","hospitalized":1,"amputation":0,"loss_of_eye":0,"nature_title":"Fractures","body_part_title":"Lower leg(s)","event_title":"Fall on same level, unspecified","final_narrative":"An employee was making a mail delivery. While running from a dog, the employee fell to the ground and fractured her left tibia.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/workplace-injury/2020065385"}]}