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OSHA Injury Report: CHATTANOOGA_1441267

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at CHATTANOOGA_1441267 in 6050 SHALLOWFORD RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
CHATTANOOGA_1441267
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
6050 SHALLOWFORD RD
City
CHATTANOOGA
State
TN
ZIP
37421
On-site location
Flat sorting machine (FSM)

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

lifting magazines

What happened

Employee was lifting the magazines out of the tubs and placing them in the ACT or stacking them on the station while the machine was down. Constant doing those reps my left hand has become very painful it hurts really bad. There is swelling to the left hand.

Injury or illness

Hand-Left- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

Ergonomics lifting

Summary line

Left hand and wrist strain

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
242
Total hours worked
482010
EIN
417600000
Establishment ID
1212462
Employer case #
286796

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
20:40
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.