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HICKORY, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: HICKORY_1366874

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at HICKORY_1366874 in 231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99, HICKORY, NC 28602 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rURAL CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HICKORY_1366874
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99
City
HICKORY
State
NC
ZIP
28602
On-site location
Rural Route

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Driving to route stopped to make left turn

What happened

REAR-ENDED BY POV - Carrier was traveling to [REDACTED] to service her route. The carrier stopped in the roadway not an intersection and was waiting for traffic to clear to make a left-hand turn from [REDACTED] onto [REDACTED] when a POV rear-ended the delivery vehicle. Mercedes [REDACTED] 2322297

Injury or illness

Neck including spine and cervical vertebrae-Center- Bruise |Hand-Right- Bruise

Object or substance involved

POV rear-ended carrier 's vehicle

Summary line

[REDACTED] was involved in a rear-end collision and her neck and right hand are bruised and swollen following the incident.

Employee and industry

Job description
RURAL CARRIER
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
122
Total hours worked
238828
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212644
Employer case #
221256

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
12:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:25:00

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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.