Ridgefield, WA —
OSHA Injury Report: UNFI Ridgefield WA DC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at UNFI Ridgefield WA DC in Ridgefield, WA 98642 resulted in days away from work. Employee was loader in groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- UNFI Ridgefield WA DC
- Parent company
- United Natural Food Inc.
- Street
- 7909 South Union Ridge Parkway
- City
- Ridgefield
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98642
- On-site location
- loading dock
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 8
Before the incident
Wrapping a pallet to prepare to load into a trailer.
What happened
While in the process of wrapping a pallet in preparation for loading the associate experienced a sudden sharp pain in the middle of his back adjacent to the spine. The incident was reported exactly one hour after the event had occurred and appropriate steps were taken to ensure the associates well-being. Associate was VEOd for the remainder of his scheduled shift.
Injury or illness
Strain in middle of back.
Object or substance involved
Associate was most likely using poor ergonomics while in the process of wrapping the pallets which he was preparing to load.
Summary line
While in the process of wrapping a pallet in preparation for loading the associate experienced a sudden sharp pain in the middle of his back adjacent to the spine. The incident was reported exactly one hour after the event had occurred and appropriate
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Loader
- SOC code
- 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 424410 — Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 592
- Total hours worked
- 1312862
- EIN
- 680221552
- Establishment ID
- 1430685
- Employer case #
- 25_11400
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 11:00
- Time of incident
- 21:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 15JAN26:20:16:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.