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OSHA Injury Report: WESTLAND_1438031

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at WESTLAND_1438031 in 6300 N WAYNE RD, WESTLAND, MI 48185 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
WESTLAND_1438031
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
6300 N WAYNE RD
City
WESTLAND
State
MI
ZIP
48185
On-site location
Parking Maneuvering area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
37

Before the incident

LOADING POSTAL VEHICLE

What happened

On [REDACTED] around [REDACTED] Carrier assigned to [REDACTED] went outside in the parking lot of Westland Post [REDACTED] to load her truck. After [REDACTED] another Carrier reported that she is in the back of her truck in pain could not move. Carrier stated that she was loading packages in the back of the postal truck and she felt her back popped. Ambulance was called and Carrier was transported to Emergency Room - Oakwood Hospital. Doctor 's diagnostic was slipped disk and Carrier is disabled from work at the moment.

Injury or illness

Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Dislocation

Object or substance involved

LIFTING PACKAGES TUBS

Summary line

SLIPPED DISK IN LOWER BACK. While loading packages in back of vehicle felt pop in back.

Employee and industry

Job description
CITY CARRIER
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
121
Total hours worked
237099
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1213222
Employer case #
255781

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:01:00.000
Time of incident
10:01:00.000
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.