Few companies define hustle and muscle like UPS. Whether heaving packages aboard trucks or sorting mountains of boxes at regional hubs, UPS employees power the global delivery machine. But what if you’re hurt in an accident? If injured while completing your essential work, you deserve courtesy and care.
Workplace Injury Risks at UPS
Workers face an array of potential accident risks depending on their specific job responsibilities. Warehouse employees may confront hazards like repetitive lifting of heavy boxes, slipping on wet surfaces, or getting caught in large equipment.
However, drivers and delivery personnel encounter their own set of occupational dangers. Hazards include tripping on steps entering and exiting vehicles or falling on uneven terrain such as lawns, sidewalks, and driveways. Inclement weather bumps up risks, whether from icy steps in winter or nasty spills during rainfall. Traffic accidents are, unfortunately, also an occupational threat for delivery drivers interacting with vehicles on streets and highways.
