OSHA Injury Report: NexTerra Wine Company

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Repositioning CO2 tank

What happened

On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] an employee working as a Cellar Lead reported an injury to their lower back due to a strain which occurred while attempting to reposition a CO2 tank. The employee was working at the CO2 tank location when the incident occurred. The employee stated they pushed the CO2 tank to attempt to readjust it into a better position when they felt a pain in their lower back. The employee stated that the environment they were working in was normal dry moderately temperate and clean. The employee is qualified to perform the operation and has been trained in the process which is not new. The employee was not using the appropriate tool for this process which is a gas cylinder hand truck. During the investigation it was discovered that the CO2 tanks had recently been refilled and were more than 50 pounds which requires two-employees to handle. When the employee pushed the tank they pushed three times and upon the third time is when they felt the strain in their

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

CO2 tank

Summary line

Lower back strain - harmed by: CO2 tank

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.