Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1561152.015 - United States Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 12:30 p.m. on October 2, 2021, an employee work worked as a Mail Carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS) was driving a Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV) on a two-lane road. A pickup truck driver bent over while driving to get a soda when he looked up and realized he was swerving into the oncoming traffic. The pickup truck driver collided head-on into the employee's LLV. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a collapsed lung, broken arm, fractured wrist, and lacerations, requiring hospitalizations.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Collapsed lung, Collision, Distracted driving, Fracture, Laceration, Lung, Motor Vehicle, Postal Worker, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Road, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Wrist