WESTLAND, MI —
OSHA Injury Report: WESTLAND_1438031
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at WESTLAND_1438031 in WESTLAND, MI 48185 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- WESTLAND_1438031
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 6300 N WAYNE RD
- City
- WESTLAND
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 48185
- On-site location
- Workroom Floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CASING MAIL INTO THE CASE NEEDED TO THROW PLASTIC AWAY IN THE RECYCLYING BIN AND HURT HIS BACK
What happened
AT APPROXIAMATLY [REDACTED] ON [REDACTED] employee WAS CASING MAIL AND WAS TURNING AROUND TO THROW PLASTIC IN THE RECYCLING BIN AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN their BACK. They BEGAN TO STRETCH AND REST TO SEE IF THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY BUT STILL COULD NOT MAKE TWISTING MOVEMENTS WITHOUT THE SHARP BACK PAIN. They THEN NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY [REDACTED] THAT they NEEDED TO GO TO CONCENTRA.
Injury or illness
Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist
Object or substance involved
NOTHING HARMED THE EMPLOYEE MIGHT HAVE HURT HIMSELF WHEN HE TWISTED TO THROW PLASTIC IN THE RECYCLING BIN.
Summary line
[REDACTED] MYOFASCIAL STRAIN. CASING MAIL TURNING TO THROW PLASTIC IN RECYCLING BIN.
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
- Avg employees
- 121
- Total hours worked
- 237099
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1213222
- Employer case #
- 246494
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:01:00.000
- Time of incident
- 8:01:00.000
- Submitted
- 02MAR24:14:30:00
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.