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OSHA Injury Report: VALPARAISO_1385694

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at VALPARAISO_1385694 in 2700 VALPARAISO ST, VALPARAISO, IN 46383 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rURAL CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
VALPARAISO_1385694
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
2700 VALPARAISO ST
City
VALPARAISO
State
IN
ZIP
46383
On-site location
Rural Route

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

speaking with a customer

What happened

Rural carrier was on her route at [REDACTED] assisting a customer and her back went out and caused pain across her lower back. She stated she wanted to go to the hospital. Employee is pregnant. The carrier was unloading smaller parcels to deliver to the address prior to assisting the customer. She did have on proper footwear.

Injury or illness

Location of injury unspecified-Center- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

Employee stated she was speaking with a customer and felt pain across her back.

Summary line

Musculoskeletal back pain

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
119
Total hours worked
213252
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1213179
Employer case #
224461

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
10:01:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:14:26:00

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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.