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OSHA Injury Report: FORT WAYNE_1441215

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at FORT WAYNE_1441215 in 1501 S CLINTON ST, FORT WAYNE, IN 46802 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
FORT WAYNE_1441215
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1501 S CLINTON ST
City
FORT WAYNE
State
IN
ZIP
46802
On-site location
Dock & platform area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Pulling cage off of a trailer on [REDACTED]

What happened

On [REDACTED] employee was on a trailer bed unloading a cage off of [REDACTED]. At [REDACTED] she turned behind herself and reached backwards with her right arm and pulled the cage. During this motion as she pushed off with her right foot and pulled the very heavy cage. She said she felt an ache in her right hip at this time. She shook it off and took some Advil hoping the pain would go away. She said that it would not subside so she decided to say something to management.

Injury or illness

Hip and hip joint-Right- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

APC

Summary line

Hip sprain due to pulling heavy equipment.

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
153
Total hours worked
251410
EIN
417600000
Establishment ID
1212587
Employer case #
263470

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:57
Time of incident
20:20
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:19:15:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.