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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 PROCESSING CLERK 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
Other

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

Employee was pulling the letters out of the sorting case and twisting to place them in the 1 2 tray.

What happened

FT permanent light duty clerk was working in the manual letters section and pulling down letters and placing them in a half tray she was holding in her right hand. As she was pulling the letters out of the sorting case and twisting to place them in the half tray she felt a burning sensation in her back.

Injury or illness

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

Object or substance involved

Employee was twisting and pulling.

Summary line

Employee was twisting pulling down a manual case and strained muscle in back

Employee and industry

Job description
MAIL PROCESSING CLERK
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
162
Total hours worked
300676
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212587
Employer case #
164814

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:01:00.000
Time of incident
1:01:00.000
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.