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OSHA Injury Report: SCRANTON_1381046

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at SCRANTON_1381046 in 2800 STAFFORD AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18505 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rURAL CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
SCRANTON_1381046
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
2800 STAFFORD AVE
City
SCRANTON
State
PA
ZIP
18505
On-site location
Rural Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
18
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

DELIVERING A PACKAGE TO THE CUSTOMER

What happened

Customer was walking her dog who was on a leash at approximately [REDACTED]. Rural carrier was approaching her box to deliver her mail. Rural carrier had an oversized parcel that would not fit in the mailbox; so when the employee went to deliver the package to the customer The dog jumped up and grabbed and bit the employee 's right forearm.

Injury or illness

Forearm-Right- Bite or Sting

Object or substance involved

THE TEETH OF THE DOG

Summary line

DOG BITE TO THE RIGHT FOREARM

Employee and industry

Job description
RURAL CARRIER
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
124
Total hours worked
232367
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1167899
Employer case #
159837

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
12:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:23:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.