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OSHA Injury Report: NEW ORLEANS_1441382

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at NEW ORLEANS_1441382 in 701 LOYOLA AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
NEW ORLEANS_1441382
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
701 LOYOLA AVE
City
NEW ORLEANS
State
LA
ZIP
70113
On-site location
Dock & platform area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
18

Before the incident

clearing the mail out of an apc

What happened

Verified-DT [REDACTED] was on the long leg dock clearing the mail out of an apc which was secured by the orange latch when I picked up the sack out of the apc with my left hand the shelf came down on my right hand with complete force that I immediately had to stop because my hand was throbbing and was swollen. The next day at work it was looking worse and bruising so I went to urgent care.

Injury or illness

Hand-Right- Fracture

Object or substance involved

shelf

Summary line

Closed fracture of base of proximal phalanx of right thumb

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
471
Total hours worked
672355
EIN
417600000
Establishment ID
1212890
Employer case #
331884

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
11:10
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:19:17:00

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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.