GARY, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: GARY_1441216
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at GARY_1441216 in 1499 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR, GARY, IN 46401 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mail handler in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- GARY_1441216
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 1499 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR
- City
- GARY
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46401
- On-site location
- Carrier-office work
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING FLAT BUNDLES IN THE CARRIER SECTION
What happened
The employee was spreading flat bundles (newspapers) in the carrier section at the plant when he bent over to pick up 2 bundles and felt a pop in his lower middle area of his back and pain shot down his leg
Injury or illness
Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist
Object or substance involved
FLAT BUNDLES
Summary line
STRAIN OF [REDACTED] INITAL ENCOUNTER
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAIL HANDLER
- SOC code
- 43-5051: Postal Service Clerks
- NAICS code
- 491110: Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 149
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 211,759
- EIN
- 417600000
- Establishment ID
- 1212608
- Employer case #
- 305599
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- 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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