PORTLAND, ME ·
OSHA Injury Report: MAIN OFFICE CARRIER SECTION_1378768
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at MAIN OFFICE CARRIER SECTION_1378768 in 125 FOREST AVE, PORTLAND, ME 04101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was city carrier in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- MAIN OFFICE CARRIER SECTION_1378768
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 125 FOREST AVE
- City
- PORTLAND
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04101
- On-site location
- Foot Route
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
Before the incident
Delivering parcel to house.
What happened
On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] city carrier was dismounting an oversized package at [REDACTED] to the customers front door. The distance between the box location and the door was 2-3 feet when the customer opened the door to get the package the dog ran past the owner and bit the carrier on the right leg. The carrier did have their dog spray but was unable to get it out in time to fend off the dog. The animal control has been contacted shot vaccinations will be attained by the animal control on [REDACTED]. The delivery has been curtailed until other arrangements can be made for delivery.
Injury or illness
Leg-Right- Bite or Sting
Object or substance involved
Dog.
Summary line
Dog Bite - Delivering Package - On Route
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)
- 183
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 398,436
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1212799
- Employer case #
- 213182
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 10:01
- Time of incident
- 16:01
- 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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