LAFAYETTE, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: LAFAYETTE_1436196
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at LAFAYETTE_1436196 in 3450 SOUTH ST, LAFAYETTE, IN 47905 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was city carrier in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- LAFAYETTE_1436196
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 3450 SOUTH ST
- City
- LAFAYETTE
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 47905
- On-site location
- Public Sidewalk
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 6
Before the incident
attempting to deliver a parcel
What happened
PTF returned to delivery unit complaining of back pain. Stated he was dropping off a package at [REDACTED] when he felt lightning shoot down his back and heard and felt a pop. He said afterwards he felt pain and numbness in lower back and legs. He also stated the [REDACTED] he could not get out of bed due to back pain. The carrier was wearing the proper footwear but management isn 't sure if proper bending or lifting techniques were used.
Injury or illness
Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Dislocation |Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Internal Injuries
Object or substance involved
When he bent down to deliver parcel felt something in his back
Summary line
Back sprain
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
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 192
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 398,462
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1212697
- Employer case #
- 206419
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:01
- Time of incident
- 17:01
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-02
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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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