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OSHA Injury Report: YAKIMA_1440190

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at YAKIMA_1440190 in 205 W WASHINGTON AVE, YAKIMA, WA 98903 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
YAKIMA_1440190
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
205 W WASHINGTON AVE
City
YAKIMA
State
WA
ZIP
98903
On-site location
Mounted Route Delivery

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
51

Before the incident

Mounted delivery on city route [REDACTED]

What happened

Employee was stung by a wasp after opening a mailbox that had a wasp hive located below the front of mailbox. While trying to swipe the wasps away he jammed his left thumb against his right arm causing swelling on the palm below his thumb.

Injury or illness

Arm-Right- Bite or Sting |Thumb-Left- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

Wasp sting

Summary line

Sprain of left thumb swatting wasp

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
149
Total hours worked
304324
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1213243
Employer case #
210486

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
17:01:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:14:23:00

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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.