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OSHA Injury Report: Duke University

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Duke University in 421 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27713 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was comparative Medicine Specialist in colleges Universities and Professional Schools.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Duke University
Parent company
Duke University
Street
421 Chapel Drive
City
Durham
State
NC
ZIP
27713
On-site location
GSRB II rm 2036

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Moving the last mouse rack out of the way to set up for changeout

What happened

Pushed rack and thumb gave way and it got bent back; can 't grab onto things without intense pain

Injury or illness

Strain right thumb

Object or substance involved

Thumb bent back from pushing rack

Summary line

Moving the last mouse rack out of the way to set up for changeout Pushed rack and thumb gave way and it got bent back; can 't grab onto things without intense pain Strain right thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Comparative Medicine Specialist
SOC code
25-1000: Postsecondary Teachers
NAICS code
611310: Colleges Universities and Professional Schools
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
24,261
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
37,852,502
EIN
560532129
Establishment ID
145750
Employer case #
34840

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
08:00
Time of incident
08:45
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-02-27

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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