CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD —
OSHA Injury Report: WASHINGTON NDC_1434471
Poisoning · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a poisoning at WASHINGTON NDC_1434471 in CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20799 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WASHINGTON NDC_1434471
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 9201 EDGEWORTH DR
- City
- CAPITOL HEIGHTS
- State
- MD
- ZIP
- 20799
- On-site location
- Workroom Floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Poisoning (code 4)
Before the incident
employee was culling mail.
What happened
Employee stated that she was shacking a sack at the 208 bullpen and a wet box came out she grabbed it with her gloves it was a chemical liquid. she said that her right hand started to burn. when she took her gloves off it was a white substance on her fingers. she went to the restroom and washed her hands and she notified her supervisor they washed her hands again but the white substance didn 't come off. She said that she was feeling numbness in her right hand and arm. The employee was taken to the emergency room where she was treated and released [REDACTED] the [REDACTED].
Injury or illness
Index finger-Right- Internal Injuries |Index finger-Right- Irritation |Middle finger-Right- Irritation
Object or substance involved
chemicals was cracked in a bottle
Summary line
Chemical reaction to the right hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MAIL HANDLER
- SOC code
- 43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
- NAICS code
- 491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 599
- Total hours worked
- 1041482
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1213197
- Employer case #
- 224620
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:01:00.000
- Time of incident
- 0:01:00.000
- Submitted
- 02MAR24:14:26:00
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.