OSHA Injury Report: Corrugated Packaging Fargo CT

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was in the roll room changing a propane tank on their clamp truck when they twisted their lower back The employee did not experience any pain while at work and only felt discomfort when they went home The employee called in sick on [REDACTED] and made no indication that they were experiencing any pain On [REDACTED] the employee called out again but indicated that this was due to a workplace injury The employee stated that they did not want to see a doctor but then visited their own without informing us of their decision to The doctor diagnosed the employee with a lower back strain Employee was given a prescription but no work restrictions however the one of the RX prevented the employee from operating heavy equipment (PITs) resulting in a loss time case The site tried to get the employee into see their occupational clinic but the employee refused Due to the way this injury was reported and personnel issues with the employee this injury was initially considered not work related

What happened

Employee was in the roll room changing a propane tank on their clamp truck when they twisted their lower back The employee did not experience any pain while at work and only felt discomfort when they went home The employee called in sick on [REDACTED] and made no indication that they were experiencing any pain On [REDACTED] the employee called out again but indicated that this was due to a workplace injury The employee stated that they did not want to see a doctor but then visited their own without informing us of their decision to The doctor diagnosed the employee with a lower back strain Employee was given a prescription but no work restrictions however the one of the RX prevented the employee from operating heavy equipment (PITs) resulting in a loss time case The site tried to get the employee into see their occupational clinic but the employee refused Due to the way this injury was reported and personnel issues with the employee this injury was initially considered not work related

Injury or illness

Sprain ligaments Back Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Propane tank

Summary line

Sprain (ligaments) Back Lower Back Propane tank Lowering lifting carrying

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.