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HICKORY, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: HICKORY_1366874

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at HICKORY_1366874 in 231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99, HICKORY, NC 28602 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rURAL CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HICKORY_1366874
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99
City
HICKORY
State
NC
ZIP
28602
On-site location
Mounted Route Delivery

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
35

Before the incident

Lifting a heavy package from a hamper

What happened

LIFTING AND HANDLING - Carrier was trying to lift a heavy package treadmill out of the hamper when her right shoulder popped causing her extreme pain - shoulder strain. She loaded the package and delivered the package that day having to drag it to the delivery point.

Injury or illness

Shoulder and shoulder joint-Right- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

Heavy package treadmill

Summary line

right shoulder strained when lifting heavy package out of hamper.

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
122
Total hours worked
238828
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212644
Employer case #
254840

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
8:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:32:00

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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.