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OSHA Injury Report: PORTLAND ME SDC_1582837

Other illness · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an other illness at PORTLAND ME SDC_1582837 in 151 FOREST AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME 4101 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
PORTLAND ME SDC_1582837
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
151 FOREST AVENUE
City
PORTLAND
State
ME
ZIP
4101
On-site location
Foot Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Other illness (code 6)

Before the incident

lifting carrying mail over time

What happened

Carrier filed a claim for repetitive motion injury to back pain from prolonged lifting and mail and packages over the course of time. Employee believed the pain would go away but pain has not gone away. There was not one specific instance that caused the pain just all of the high volume of packages has caused the pain.

Injury or illness

Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

various mail

Summary line

[REDACTED] disc herniation repeated lifting and carrying of mail over time

Employee and industry

Job description
CITY CARRIER
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
180
Total hours worked
376375
EIN
417600000
Establishment ID
1299242
Employer case #
376090

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
10:33
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10FEB2025:19:18:00

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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.