Common Injuries for Postal Workers
Whether you are a letter carrier or work as a mail clerk, you can be at risk for a wide range on job-related injuries as a postal worker. Often, the injuries you suffer can be serious. Even if they are not life-threatening, they may prevent you from returning to your job for a long time, if ever.
This blog post identifies some of the dangers of the job, as well as how you can pursue monetary relief when you are unable to perform the duties of your job because of a work-related injury.
Injuries Suffered by Letter Carriers
When your job is to deliver or pick up mail, you can be at risk for injury due to:
- Motor vehicle accident, whether you are driving a mail truck or are injured as a pedestrian while walking your mail route
- Poor or negligent maintenance of residential or commercial property where you deliver or pick up mail. This may include failure to remove snow or ice from sidewalks or steps, or may involve broken pavement, stairs, railings or walkways.
- Repetitive stress from carrying a mail bag on one shoulder, or from walking your mail route every day
- Back, knee or similar injuries from lifting heavy boxes or catalogues that have been mailed
- Dog bites or animal attacks while delivering mail
Typical Injuries Sustained by Mail Handlers or Clerks
Working as a mail handler or clerk can also pose risk of injury, such as:
- Repetitive stress injury from sorting mail, lifting boxes or packages, pushing carts or containers of mail, or from other similar activities
- Carpal tunnel syndrome from repeated use of your hands or wrists while sorting or handling mail
As a postal worker, when you suffer an injury on the job, you must seek any workers’ compensation benefits under the provisions of the Federal Employee’s Compensation Act (FECA), the federal equivalent of state workers’ compensation laws. The remedies and procedures available under FECA differ significantly from state workers’ compensation laws, so it is important that you work with lawyers who are well-versed in the details of the federal statute.
Contact Uliase & Uliase
For an appointment with an experienced New Jersey postal service injury lawyer, contact our office online or call us at (856) 310-9002. We are available to meet with you weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to schedule an appointment with our experienced federal employee injury lawyers. We are open weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. We offer a free consultation for injured workers.
