OSHA Injury Report: CHARLOTTE_1441332

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

PULLING DOWN FIRST PASS TRAYS

What happened

EMPLOYEE CAME TO ME STATING THAT SHE HURT HER SHOULDER WHILE PULLING DOWN. EMPLOYEE WAS WILLING TO DEMOSTRATE HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SHE SHOWED ME THAT WHILE WORKING ON DB #5 THEY WERE PULLING DOWN FIRST PASS TRAYS. SHE STATED THAT AS SHE WAS PULLING A TRAY FROM OFF TOP OF THE RACK WHEN SHE WENT TO PUT IT IN THE APC AS SHE WAS TURNING THE TRAY HIT THE BAR ON THE APC. WHICH THEN CAUSED HER TO JUMP BACK IN A TWISTING MOTION WHICH THIS REACTION CAUSED THE TRAY TO JUMP UP AND HAVE AN IMPACT ON HER SHOULDER. SHE STATED THE SHE WILL BE GOING TO URGENT CARE IN THE MORNING. EMPLOYEE ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS HER [REDACTED] WORKING AS SHE WILL BE GOING OUT ON MEDICAL LEAVE FOR THREE MONTHS DUE TO FOOT SURGERY. EMPLOYEE ALSO REQUESTED A COPY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR MAIL PROCESSING CLERK (LEVEL 6) WITH MY SIGNATURE. SHE SAID SHE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY HUSBAND WHO IS A USPS SUPERVISOR.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain of back

Object or substance involved

FULL LETTER TRAY

Summary line

Shoulder impact by pulling down mail diagnosis was Sprain Strain of back

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.