OSHA Injury Report: YOUNGSTOWN_1437108

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Delivering mail

What happened

[REDACTED] at [REDACTED] FT Carrier was walking up the steps to [REDACTED] on his route when a dog he claims he is unfamiliar with and that was leashed on the porch in an open cage. He quickly backed up from the porch and his foot slipped on the landing at the bottom of the top set of steps causing his left knee that is already hurt from a previous injury to jerk and start swelling. Employee reported the incident and management went to the scene. Carrier continued to deliver for approximately an hour before returning to the post office with the remainder of his route reported to management that he was still in significant pain and that his knee was swelling. He then signed his CA-1 form and went to ER. Carrier had satchel and spray. No dog paw program RIMS alert or dog warning card as carrier states he had never seen the dog at this residence previously. The residence has two tiered steps leading to the porch. 4 concrete steps leading to a landing and 4 additional concrete steps leadin

Injury or illness

Knee-Left- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

Startled by dog slipped on steps

Summary line

Carrier backing down customer steps from aggressive dog when foot slipped re-aggravated prior knee injury--left knee sprain

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.