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OSHA Injury Report: LAFAYETTE_1436196

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at LAFAYETTE_1436196 in 3450 SOUTH ST, LAFAYETTE, IN 47905 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cLERK in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
LAFAYETTE_1436196
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
3450 SOUTH ST
City
LAFAYETTE
State
IN
ZIP
47905
On-site location
Parcel sorting machine

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee attempted to wedge a wire gaylord in the setup.

What happened

Distribution Clerk had smashed her hand between a metal gaylord and lift during parcel distribution while running the SDUS machine by herself. She stated that a cardboard gaylord was starting to come apart and parcels were dropping on the floor and she attempted to wedge a wire gaylord in the setup. She stated that her hand became pinched smashed between the wire gaylord and lift. Lead clerk stated that clerks right hand was swollen and cut and she had drove herself to the ER for evaluation. She was treated and released. She will return to work with light restrictions on her next scheduled work day. She stated that the ER did schedule her for follow up at additional facility.

Injury or illness

Hand-Right- Bruise

Object or substance involved

Wire gaylord.

Summary line

Employee smashed and cut right hand wedged between wire gaylord and lift.

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
192
Total hours worked
398462
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212697
Employer case #
220835

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:01:00.000
Time of incident
2:01:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:14:25:00

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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.