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OSHA Injury Report: LEXINGTON_1441227

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at LEXINGTON_1441227 in 1088 NANDINO BLVD, LEXINGTON, KY 40511 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LEXINGTON_1441227
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1088 NANDINO BLVD
City
LEXINGTON
State
KY
ZIP
40511
On-site location
Workroom Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5
Days restricted or transferred
20

Before the incident

Walking across the [REDACTED]

What happened

At approx. [REDACTED] employee was struck by an empty cage being transported by a mail handler on forklift. Driver was coming down the middle of the isle slowly when employee went to retrieve more mail from across the isle. Neither party saw the other as it happened in an instant resulting in employee being struck by the cage and knocked to the ground.

Injury or illness

Shoulder and shoulder joint-Right- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

EMPTY CAGE ON FORKLIFT

Summary line

STRAIN OF RIGHT SHOLDER FROM BEING STRUCK BY AN EMPTY APC WHILE RETRIEVING MAIL FROM AN OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PIT ISLE.

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
258
Total hours worked
445228
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212726
Employer case #
175349

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
21:01:00.000
Time of incident
2:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:25:00

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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.