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OSHA Injury Report: WATERBURY_1434163

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at WATERBURY_1434163 in 135 GRAND ST, WATERBURY, CT 06701 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WATERBURY_1434163
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
135 GRAND ST
City
WATERBURY
State
CT
ZIP
06701
On-site location
Customer Property

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

mail delivery

What happened

Carrier attempted to deliver parcel to customer address. When customer opened door dog came out. Carrier twisted back in an attempt to block dog with satchel.

Injury or illness

Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Bruise

Object or substance involved

dog

Summary line

strained lower back from moving quickly to avoid dog attack

Employee and industry

Job description
CITY CARRIER
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
129
Total hours worked
197076
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1213200
Employer case #
196447

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:01:00.000
Time of incident
11:01:00.000
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.