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FORT WAYNE, IN —

OSHA Injury Report: FORT WAYNE_1441215

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at FORT WAYNE_1441215 in 1501 S CLINTON ST, FORT WAYNE, IN 46802 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cLERK in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
FORT WAYNE_1441215
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1501 S CLINTON ST
City
FORT WAYNE
State
IN
ZIP
46802
On-site location
Outgoing parcel post primary

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

Before the incident

Cutting open a large gaylord

What happened

ADUS clerk was operating the loading booth on the left side ADUS machine. At approximately [REDACTED] she used a utility knife to cut an opening into a large gaylord with her right hand to be able to reach the packages down in the gaylord. As she was cutting the cardboard she was pulling the utility knife towards her and the blade got stuck in the gaylord. As she pulled the blade towards her it skipped out of the gaylord lacerating her left forearm.

Injury or illness

Forearm-Left- Wounding

Object or substance involved

Utility knife

Summary line

Laceration to left forearm. Employee received 5 stitches and a tetanus shot.

Employee and industry

Job description
CLERK
SOC code
43-5051 — Postal Service Clerks
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
162
Total hours worked
300676
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212587
Employer case #
252855

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:01:00.000
Time of incident
19:01:00.000
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.