BUFORD, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: BUFORD CARRIER ANNEX_1356292
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BUFORD CARRIER ANNEX_1356292 in 2766 HAMILTON MILL RD, BUFORD, GA 30519 resulted in days away from work. Employee was carrier city in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BUFORD CARRIER ANNEX_1356292
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 2766 HAMILTON MILL RD
- City
- BUFORD
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30519
- On-site location
- Mounted Route Delivery
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
driving
What happened
The carrier was serving mail at a mailbox when a driver came up behind going at a very fast speed. The driver slammed into the back of the [REDACTED] sending the carrier downhill several hundred feet. The carrier was hit so hard he became unconscious. The [REDACTED] coasted downhill just missing a light pole by 3 feet and then ran into the side of a parked car in a driveway. If it hadn’t had been for this parked car he would have gone through the house. I got to the scene right as [REDACTED] was put into the ambulance. The paramedics said he had a concussion and kept blacking out. I talked to him as they were setting him in the stretcher. He was still somewhat incoherent but he did know who I was. [REDACTED] was taken by ambulance to [REDACTED] Hospital [REDACTED] at [REDACTED]. I contacted his fiancé that went to the hospital. Several tests were performed at the hospital. He was released from the hospital around [REDACTED]. He didn’t have any broken bones but did ha
Injury or illness
Head multiple spots affected-Center- Concussion
Object or substance involved
Vehicle Accident
Summary line
Concussion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CARRIER CITY
- SOC code
- 43-5052: Postal Service Mail Carriers
- NAICS code
- 491110: Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 118
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 191,622
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1212428
- Employer case #
- 161017
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:01
- Time of incident
- 11:01
- 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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