LAFAYETTE, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: LAFAYETTE IN SDC_1582131
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at LAFAYETTE IN SDC_1582131 in 3450 SOUTH STREET, LAFAYETTE, IN 47905 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rural carrier in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- LAFAYETTE IN SDC_1582131
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 3450 SOUTH STREET
- City
- LAFAYETTE
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 47905
- On-site location
- Foot Route
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Trying to verify address for package delivery
What happened
Carrier approached the residence and knocked on the door to check the delivery address was correct. An older customer opened the door and tried to hold back 2 dogs. 1 dog escaped the door and went to bark at the carrier. The carrier asked the customer to get control of their dog but before they did the dog bit the carrier on the right hand as she was trying to place the package down.
Injury or illness
Hand-Right- Bite or Sting
Object or substance involved
Dog bite to right hand
Summary line
Dog bite puncture wound to the right hand when putting package down on porch
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RURAL CARRIER
- SOC code
- 43-5052: Postal Service Mail Carriers
- NAICS code
- 491110: Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 181
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 376,518
- EIN
- 417600000
- Establishment ID
- 1299206
- Employer case #
- 365006
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 18:43
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-10
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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