HARRISBURG, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: HARRISBURG_1441239
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at HARRISBURG_1441239 in 1425 CROOKED HILL RD, HARRISBURG, PA 17107 resulted in days away from work. Employee was clerk in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HARRISBURG_1441239
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 1425 CROOKED HILL RD
- City
- HARRISBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17107
- On-site location
- Other
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 83
Before the incident
LIFTING HEAVY TRAY
What happened
Employee said while on duty on [REDACTED]. I was working on the shredder. While lifting a heavy tray of letters up out of an APC I felt a huge pop in my lower back and a lot of pain. I didn’t think anything of it and continued working. The reason for the delay in reporting this injury is because I honestly thought it was just normal aches and pains. However as the weekend approached the pain was getting worse with pain going down both legs. By [REDACTED] I decided it was best to involve my doctor. My doctor ordered x-rays MRI’s and CTscan. She put me on a 10 pound weight restriction. She also referred me to a specialist surgeon. While working on the shredder I also have to clean out the bottom in order to keep it running properly. This requires getting down on my knees to get all of the shredder paper out. This is very difficult if the shredder is super packed. This is very hard on the back and is very painful. I fell a pop in my lower back when I walk now. I have no histor
Injury or illness
Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist
Object or substance involved
TRAY OF LETTERS
Summary line
Collapsed disc at the L5-S1 level
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CLERK
- SOC code
- 43-5051: Postal Service Clerks
- NAICS code
- 491110: Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,120
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 2,038,970
- EIN
- 417600000
- Establishment ID
- 1212637
- Employer case #
- 347154
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:30
- Time of incident
- 02:55
- 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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