LAFAYETTE, IN — 2023-10-18

OSHA Injury Report: LAFAYETTE_1436196

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2023-10-18, an injury at LAFAYETTE_1436196 in LAFAYETTE, IN 47905 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rURAL 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: Rural Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 2

Before the incident

[REDACTED] carrier [REDACTED] called office at [REDACTED] and said she tripped and fell after delivering to [REDACTED] She was coming down the first set of stairs and mis-stepped on the last step and fell. SCS went to scene. [REDACTED] was sitting in her truck and stated her left ankle was swollen and sore and she had visible scrape and bleeding on her left knee. She stated she could drive her vehicle back to the office and wished to seek medical attention. Carrier was not wearing proper footwear. [REDACTED] carrier [REDACTED] called office at [REDACTED] and said she tripped and fell after delivering to [REDACTED] She was coming down the first set of stairs and mis-stepped on the last step and fell. SCS went to scene. [REDACTED] was sitting in her truck and stated her left ankle was swollen and sore and she had visible scrape and bleeding on her left knee. She stated she could drive her vehicle back to the office and wished to seek medical attention. Carrier was not wearing proper foot

What happened

[REDACTED] carrier called office at [REDACTED] and said she tripped and fell after delivering to [REDACTED] She was coming down the first set of stairs and mis-stepped on the last step and fell. Carrier was sitting in her truck and stated her left ankle was swollen and sore and she had visible scrape and bleeding on her left knee. She stated she could drive her vehicle back to the office and wished to seek medical attention. Carrier was not wearing proper footwear.

Injury or illness

Ankle-Left- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

R024 carrier [REDACTED] called office at 12:35pm and said she tripped and fell after delivering to 2121 Country Squire Ct. She was coming down the first set of stairs and mis-stepped on the last step and fell. SCS went to scene. [REDACTED] was sitting in her truck and stated her left ankle was swollen and sore and she had visible scrape and bleeding on her left knee. She stated she could drive her vehicle back to the office and wished to seek medical attention. Carrier was not wearing proper footwear.

Summary line

Wrapped placed in boot. Sprained left ankle as a result from a fall

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: 192
Total hours worked: 398462
EIN: 41760000
Establishment ID: 1212697
Employer case #: 239314

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-10-18
Shift started: 8:01:00.000
Time of incident: 12:01:00.000
Submitted: 02MAR24:14:29:00

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.