BETHLEHEM, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: LEHIGH VALLEY_1441242
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at LEHIGH VALLEY_1441242 in 17 S COMMERCE WAY, BETHLEHEM, PA 18017 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mail handler in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- LEHIGH VALLEY_1441242
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 17 S COMMERCE WAY
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18017
- On-site location
- Aisle/Passageway
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 43
Before the incident
Employee was working
What happened
While clearing a jam at the Flats sorters a mule driver was going down the isle with 2 bmcs. One of the bmcs got unhooked due to a defective hook. The full bmc then crashed into employee in the back.
Injury or illness
Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist |Leg-Left- Bruise |Leg-Right- Bruise
Object or substance involved
equipment
Summary line
Back and right upper arm injury.
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)
- 472
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 894,518
- EIN
- 417600000
- Establishment ID
- 1212722
- Employer case #
- 348526
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 19:00
- 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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