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CHAMPAIGN, IL —

OSHA Injury Report: CHAMPAIGN_1441101

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at CHAMPAIGN_1441101 in 2001 N MATTIS AVE, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61821 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cLERK in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
CHAMPAIGN_1441101
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
2001 N MATTIS AVE
City
CHAMPAIGN
State
IL
ZIP
61821
On-site location
Incoming flat primary

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
40

Before the incident

Working on APBS

What happened

On [REDACTED] at appx [REDACTED] Clerk was on working on a console on [REDACTED] pushing mail. As employee leaned forwarded pushing mail on the belt one of her braids became caught in the gear box to the left of the running belt was ripped from her scalp. At this point she managed to press the emergency stop button in order to clear her hair before re starting the machine. Employee came into the tour office and informed Supervisor about the incident. Supervisor did state to employee that long hair should be tied up when working on running machinery.Employee stated she needed to go to the emergency room and she did complete a [REDACTED] a statement was given a Medical Choice form before she departed. Employee was treated released at OSF medical center.

Injury or illness

Head skull brain cranial nerves and cerebral blood vessels-Center- Wounding

Object or substance involved

Running belt due employee not wrapping up long hair.

Summary line

Neck strain due to unrestrained long hair being pulled into machine.

Employee and industry

Job description
CLERK
SOC code
43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
274
Total hours worked
496528
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212455
Employer case #
192332

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
14:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:23:28:00

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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.