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OSHA Injury Report: LEXINGTON_1441227

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at LEXINGTON_1441227 in 1088 NANDINO BLVD, LEXINGTON, KY 40511 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mAIL HANDLER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
LEXINGTON_1441227
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
1088 NANDINO BLVD
City
LEXINGTON
State
KY
ZIP
40511
On-site location
Parcel sorting machine

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4

Before the incident

removing empty box from APBS

What happened

Mail handler was removing empty box from apbs dumper he did not see that one of the box flaps was out and he was standing on it he pulled the pallet out while standing on the box and he fell backwards on his back.

Injury or illness

Back including spine and dorsal vertebrae-Center- Sprain Strain Twist

Object or substance involved

floor

Summary line

Lumbar strain from falling over a part of a gaylord box that he was trying to remove.

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
258
Total hours worked
445228
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212726
Employer case #
259670

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:01:00.000
Time of incident
19:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:33:00

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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.