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OSHA Injury Report: PALM DESERT_1376639

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at PALM DESERT_1376639 in PALM DESERT, CA 92260 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cITY CARRIER ASSISTANT in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Establishment
PALM DESERT_1376639
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
74801 HOVLEY LN E
City
PALM DESERT
State
CA
ZIP
92260
On-site location
Public Street Road
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

leaving to deliver route

[REDACTED] was driving out of the post office parking lot when the accelerator cable on the vehicle would not disengage and the carrier strained her right hip and leg pressing down hard on the brake pedal to try and stop the vehicle.

Hip and hip joint-Right- Sprain Strain Twist |Leg-Right- Sprain Strain Twist

pushing brake pedal

right hip and leg strain pushing hard on brake pedal to stop vehicle

Job description
CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
106
Total hours worked
195685
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212946
Employer case #
160279
Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
13:01:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:23:23:00

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