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OSHA Injury Report: RICHMOND_1450618

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at RICHMOND_1450618 in 5801 TECHNOLOGY BLVD, SANDSTON, VA 23150 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
RICHMOND_1450618
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
5801 TECHNOLOGY BLVD
City
SANDSTON
State
VA
ZIP
23150
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
12

Before the incident

Pulling mail down out of the dumpers

What happened

On [REDACTED] employee went home early stating that her wrist was in pain. On [REDACTED] employee returns to work with a doctor 's note saying return to work date on [REDACTED]. Employee Report reads as follows. On [REDACTED] I was pulling mail down the mail out the dumpers from BMC 's and Gaylords constantly. At [REDACTED] when we took our break I noticed that my wrist was swollen and was hurting. When coming back from break I told you I wanted to go home because my wrist was hurting. You said i could leave. I went home and tried to ice my wrist to see if it would feel better. After about a hour I decide that I was going to go to the ER because it was still swollen. I asked my mom to drive me to the ER.

Injury or illness

Hand-Left- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

Pulling mail

Summary line

right [REDACTED]

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
1182
Total hours worked
2111043
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1213008
Employer case #
236568

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:01:00.000
Time of incident
22:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:28:00

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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.