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OSHA Injury Report: LA CROSSE_1438326

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at LA CROSSE_1438326 in 425 STATE ST, LA CROSSE, WI 54601 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cARRIER TECHNICIAN in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
LA CROSSE_1438326
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
425 STATE ST
City
LA CROSSE
State
WI
ZIP
54601
On-site location
Foot Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

Delivering mail to customer.

What happened

On [REDACTED] in [REDACTED] employee walked up the stairs to deliver the mail. Employee turned and started walking downstairs and fell hitting both elbows. [REDACTED] employee noticed left elbow having issues and was draining liquid. Employee became uncomfortable and went to ER to get it checked out on [REDACTED]. The site became infected. Employee stated they were wearing cleats night of my accident.

Injury or illness

Elbow-Left- Wounding

Object or substance involved

Falling on stairs.

Summary line

Employee fell down stairs cutting his left elbow and causing infection left elbow.

Employee and industry

Job description
CARRIER TECHNICIAN
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
114
Total hours worked
223257
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212693
Employer case #
174574

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:01:00.000
Time of incident
17:01:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:23:25:00

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Source

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