CA-1 Form Help on Long Island

What the CA-1 Form Is

The CA-1 is the federal form for a traumatic work injury. One event, one date: a slip on an icy driveway during mail delivery, a dog bite on your route, a lifting injury at the processing plant, a fall in a federal building. You file it within 30 days of the injury to keep Continuation of Pay eligibility. The hard FECA deadline is 3 years. If something happened at work and you got hurt, the CA-1 is where it starts.

How Our Woodbury Staff Helps You File

The front desk team at our Woodbury office works with CA-1 forms daily. They walk you through every field, make sure the injury description has the specificity OWCP examiners need, verify your supervisor and agency information, and help you get the form submitted correctly. If you're not sure how to describe what happened or whether you need a CA-1 or a CA-2, they'll sort it out with you before anything gets filed.

Long Island's Federal Workforce

Long Island has one of the largest and most spread-out federal workforces in the region. USPS letter carriers and processing plant workers from Garden City, Hicksville, Huntington, Bay Shore, Mineola, Brentwood, Commack, Islip, Deer Park, Selden, Centereach, Patchogue, and dozens of other Nassau and Suffolk towns. TSA officers at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. VA nurses and healthcare staff at the Northport VA Medical Center. FAA controllers at Republic Airport in Farmingdale. SSA claims workers from field offices across the island. Federal court employees in Central Islip. All covered by FECA, all within driving distance of our Woodbury office.

Why Accuracy on the CA-1 Matters for Long Island Carriers

USPS letter carriers are the largest group of CA-1 filers we see on Long Island. Route injuries are common: dog bites, slips on icy walkways, falls from porch steps, knee and ankle strain from years of curbside delivery. The difference between a CA-1 that gets accepted and one that gets questioned is specificity. 'Hurt my back delivering mail' gets flagged. 'Acute lumbar strain sustained while lifting a 35-pound parcel from the ground to the delivery vehicle at 123 Main St, Hicksville, at approximately 11:00 AM during regular route duties' gets accepted. Our staff makes sure yours reads like the second one.

Federal Employers Near Long Island

• USPS Western Nassau Processing & Distribution Center (Garden City)
• USPS Mid-Island Processing & Distribution Facility (Westbury)
• USPS post offices across Nassau and Suffolk County
• TSA at Long Island MacArthur Airport (Ronkonkoma)
• VA Northport Medical Center
• FAA at Republic Airport (Farmingdale)
• SSA field offices across Long Island
• Federal courts (Central Islip)

Towns We Serve From Woodbury Office (Long Island)

CA-1 Filing Questions for Long Island

Can your Woodbury staff help me fill out my CA-1 form?

Yes. Our staff at 99 Sunnyside Boulevard Extension, Suite 102, Woodbury, are trained on the CA-1 form. They walk you through every field, make sure the injury details meet OWCP standards, and submit it on your behalf. Call (516) 496-4444 to schedule.

I'm a USPS carrier on Long Island. Can I come in right after my injury?

Yes. Ask your supervisor for a CA-16 authorization and bring it to the visit. If you don't have the CA-16 yet, come in anyway. We start treatment and our staff will help you begin the CA-1 paperwork at the same visit.

Which Long Island towns do you serve from the Woodbury office?

We serve all of Nassau and Suffolk County from our Woodbury office. Nassau towns: Garden City, Mineola, Hicksville, Hempstead, Westbury, Syosset, Jericho, Levittown, Massapequa, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Oceanside, East Meadow, Bethpage, Plainview, Great Neck, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, and more. Suffolk towns: Huntington, Babylon, Bay Shore, Smithtown, Ronkonkoma, Patchogue, Amityville, Lindenhurst, Farmingdale, Melville, Brentwood, Commack, Islip, Central Islip, Deer Park, Selden, Centereach, Hauppauge, Kings Park, Northport, Port Jefferson, Stony Brook, Coram, Medford, Riverhead, Sayville, Shirley, and more. Most towns are 15 to 35 minutes from our Woodbury office.

I work at the Northport VA. Does OWCP cover VA employees?

Yes. Nurses, physicians, technicians, custodians, food service workers, and administrative staff at the Northport VA Medical Center are federal civilian employees covered by FECA. Patient-handling injuries, needlestick incidents, slip-and-falls, and repetitive strain all qualify. File a CA-1 for a traumatic injury and schedule with Dr. Moalemi.

Is there any cost for CA-1 form help?

No. Claims assistance is free. All medical treatment is billed directly to the Department of Labor. You never pay out-of-pocket for OWCP-authorized care.