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CHARLESTON, WV —

OSHA Injury Report: CHARLESTON_1441288

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at CHARLESTON_1441288 in 1000 CENTRE WAY, CHARLESTON, WV 25309 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
CHARLESTON_1441288
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1000 CENTRE WAY
City
CHARLESTON
State
WV
ZIP
25309
On-site location
Small parcel and bundle sorter

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
16

Before the incident

Dumping product on SPBS

What happened

I was dumping on [REDACTED] when my scraper got stuck on a wire causing my arm to jerk forward injuring my shoulder. It happened at [REDACTED] during out of state 438.

Injury or illness

Shoulder and shoulder joint-Left- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

scraper

Summary line

Employee was using a scraper and was pulling mail onto the belt from inside the dumper. The hook got caught jarred his right shoulder causing pain.

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
516
Total hours worked
915424
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212458
Employer case #
252730

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:01:00.000
Time of incident
20:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:31:00

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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.