Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1262071.015 - U.S. Postal Service

Inspection Information - Office: Indianapolis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1262071.015

Report ID: 0523100

Date Opened: 09/07/2017

Site Address:
U.S. Postal Service
901 East Chicago Avenue
East Chicago, IN 46312

Mailing Address:
3939 Vincennes Road, Indianapolis, IN 46298

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 491110/Postal Service

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/22/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1261316	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 99227.015

Event: 09/06/2017

No one is injured in Pipe bomb explosion at a U.S. Post Offi

At 3:00 p.m. on September 6, 2017, Employee #1, a postal worker, moved a package from the window receiving area to the staging area. She placed the package down and was walking away, when the device (a pipe bomb) detonated. No one was injured, but Employee #1, who was seven months pregnant, was admitted to hospital for precautionary measures.

Keywords: Detonator Lead, Explosion, Explosives, Pipe

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1262071.015	36	F	Hospitalized injury

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