HOUMA, LA —
OSHA Injury Report: HOUMA_1438941
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at HOUMA_1438941 in HOUMA, LA 70360 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HOUMA_1438941
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 425 LAFAYETTE ST OFC
- City
- HOUMA
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70360
- On-site location
- Customer Property
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
delivering park and loop
What happened
verified -kc Carrier was walking a park and loop approximately around [REDACTED]. As she delivered to [REDACTED] two dogs ran up to the carrier startling her. Before able to use the dog repellent she fell to the ground in panic hurting her lower back. Once she gathered herself she finished the block of delivery and then called her supervisor.
Injury or illness
Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist
Object or substance involved
dog
Summary line
Acute midline low back pain without sciatica. Compression fracture of L2 vertebra.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CITY CARRIER
- SOC code
- 43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
- NAICS code
- 491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 119
- Total hours worked
- 220921
- EIN
- 417600000
- Establishment ID
- 1212652
- Employer case #
- 347383
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:30
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 10FEB2025:19:17:00
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.