MERRIFIELD, VA —
OSHA Injury Report: NORTHERN VA_1441297
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at NORTHERN VA_1441297 in MERRIFIELD, VA 22081 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- NORTHERN VA_1441297
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 8409 LEE HWY
- City
- MERRIFIELD
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 22081
- On-site location
- Parcel sorting machine
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 9
- Days restricted or transferred
- 8
Before the incident
dumping the mail on the belt
What happened
On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] the Employee was working on the APBS machine on the belt. When she hit the button for the dumper to dump the parcels onto the belt she was moving a large box to allow the other boxes to fall onto the belt and a large box fell hitting her left hand. She informed the Supervisor that she hurt herself as the large box struck her hand. She proceeded to the nurse’s office and the nurse placed an ice pack on her left hand. She was then transported to [REDACTED] by the supervisor to have her hand checked.
Injury or illness
Hand-Left- Bruise
Object or substance involved
BOX
Summary line
contusion left hand wrist
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAIL HANDLER
- SOC code
- 43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
- NAICS code
- 491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 550
- Total hours worked
- 1094959
- EIN
- 417600000
- Establishment ID
- 1212912
- Employer case #
- 364598
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 12:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 10FEB2025:19:15:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.