VALPARAISO, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: VALPARAISO_1385694
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at VALPARAISO_1385694 in VALPARAISO, IN 46383 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rURAL CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- VALPARAISO_1385694
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 2700 VALPARAISO ST
- City
- VALPARAISO
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46383
- On-site location
- Mounted Route Delivery
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
[REDACTED] carrier [REDACTED] dismounted at [REDACTED] to deliver a parcel and fell while returning to [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] stated that driveway was even and unbroken posing no real tripping hazard. [REDACTED] stated startled by dog barking in the back yard and she stumbled over her own feet. [REDACTED] was wearing proper footwear. [REDACTED] reported bruising to left big toe and swelling to left ankle. [REDACTED] wrote a statement and decided to seek medical attention. Xray 's were performed and initial results indicate no fracture to the foot. [REDACTED] is wearing an orthopedic shoe and states cannot put pressure on toe.
What happened
[REDACTED] carrier dismounted at [REDACTED] to deliver a parcel and fell while returning to [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] stated that driveway was even and unbroken posing no real tripping hazard. [REDACTED] stated startled by dog barking in the back yard and she stumbled over her own feet. [REDACTED] was wearing proper footwear. [REDACTED] reported bruising to left big toe and swelling to left ankle. [REDACTED] wrote a statement and decided to seek medical attention.
Injury or illness
Big Toe-Left- Bruise
Object or substance involved
R007 carrier [REDACTED] dismounted at 840 E Shakespeare Dr to deliver a parcel and fell while returning to LLV. Carrier stated that driveway was even and unbroken posing no real tripping hazard. Carrier stated startled by dog barking in the back yard and she stumbled over her own feet. Carrier was wearing proper footwear. Carrier reported bruising to left big toe and swelling to left ankle. Carrier wrote a statement and decided to seek medical attention. Xray 's were performed and initial results indicate no fracture to the foot. Carrier is wearing an orthopedic shoe and states cannot put pressure on toe.
Summary line
Employee startled by dog barking in the backyard tripped and fell resulting in left ankle sprain and big toe bruising.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RURAL CARRIER
- SOC code
- 43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
- NAICS code
- 491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 119
- Total hours worked
- 213252
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1213179
- Employer case #
- 206992
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:01:00.000
- Time of incident
- 13:01:00.000
- Submitted
- 02MAR24:14:23:00
Source
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.