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OSHA Injury Report: WASHINGTON NDC_1434471

Poisoning · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a poisoning at WASHINGTON NDC_1434471 in 9201 EDGEWORTH DR, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20799 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WASHINGTON NDC_1434471
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
9201 EDGEWORTH DR
City
CAPITOL HEIGHTS
State
MD
ZIP
20799
On-site location
Workroom Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Poisoning (code 4)

Before the incident

employee was culling mail.

What happened

Employee stated that she was shacking a sack at the 208 bullpen and a wet box came out she grabbed it with her gloves it was a chemical liquid. she said that her right hand started to burn. when she took her gloves off it was a white substance on her fingers. she went to the restroom and washed her hands and she notified her supervisor they washed her hands again but the white substance didn 't come off. She said that she was feeling numbness in her right hand and arm. The employee was taken to the emergency room where she was treated and released [REDACTED] the [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Index finger-Right- Internal Injuries |Index finger-Right- Irritation |Middle finger-Right- Irritation

Object or substance involved

chemicals was cracked in a bottle

Summary line

Chemical reaction to the right hand

Employee and industry

Job description
MAIL HANDLER
SOC code
43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
599
Total hours worked
1041482
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1213197
Employer case #
224620

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:01:00.000
Time of incident
0:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:26:00

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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.