NEW ORLEANS, LA · 2024-09-02

OSHA Injury Report: NEW ORLEANS_1441382

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2024-09-02, an injury at NEW ORLEANS_1441382 in 701 LOYOLA AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mail handler in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: NEW ORLEANS_1441382
Parent company: US Postal Service
Street: 701 LOYOLA AVE
City: NEW ORLEANS
State: LA
ZIP: 70113
On-site location: Dock & platform area

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 18

Before the incident

clearing the mail out of an apc

What happened

Verified-DT [REDACTED] was on the long leg dock clearing the mail out of an apc which was secured by the orange latch when I picked up the sack out of the apc with my left hand the shelf came down on my right hand with complete force that I immediately had to stop because my hand was throbbing and was swollen. The next day at work it was looking worse and bruising so I went to urgent care.

Injury or illness

Hand-Right- Fracture

Object or substance involved

shelf

Summary line

Closed fracture of base of proximal phalanx of right thumb

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): 471
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 672,355
EIN: 417600000
Establishment ID: 1212890
Employer case #: 331884

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-09-02
Shift started: 08:00
Time of incident: 11:10
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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