COLUMBUS, OH ·
OSHA Injury Report: WESTLAND NEW_1496634
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at WESTLAND NEW_1496634 in 770 GEORGESVILLE RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43228 resulted in days away from work. Employee was clerk in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WESTLAND NEW_1496634
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 770 GEORGESVILLE RD
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43228
- On-site location
- Other
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Taking a break outside
What happened
At approximately [REDACTED] employee stated that she was taking a break outside of the back door of the building when a black male wearing a black mask approached her with a gun and asked her to give him the key. She replied what key and the man hit her on the side of her head with the gun and repeated give me the key! employee stated that she then turned and walked into the building to get the Arrow key and the man followed her into the building. When she retrieved the key she stated that she threw the key to the man and he turned and ran out the door. employee stated that she then searched for her phone and called the police and management to report the incident. After being interviewed by the detective and the Postal Inspector employee was sent to Doctors [REDACTED] for evaluation. employee was released and diagnosed with a closed head injury and placed off work until [REDACTED].
Injury or illness
Head skull brain cranial nerves and cerebral blood vessels-Center- Bruise
Object or substance involved
Handgun
Summary line
Closed Head Injury concussion without loss of consciousness due to being struck by a handgun.
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 (2023 average)
- 109
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 226,591
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1213221
- Employer case #
- 194821
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:01
- Time of incident
- 09:01
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
More injuries at Westland NEW_1496634
View Westland NEW_1496634's full OSHA safety record →
More injuries in this industry (NAICS 491110)
More injuries in OH
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.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.