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OSHA Injury Report: MAIN OFFICE CARRIER SECTION_1378768

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at MAIN OFFICE CARRIER SECTION_1378768 in PORTLAND, ME 04101 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Delivering parcel to house.

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.

Leg-Right- Bite or Sting

Dog.

Dog Bite - Delivering Package - On Route

Job description
CITY CARRIER
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
183
Total hours worked
398436
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212799
Employer case #
213182
Date of incident
Shift started
10:01:00.000
Time of incident
16:01:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:14:24:00

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.