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OSHA Injury Report: UNFI Sarasota

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at UNFI Sarasota in Sarasota, FL 34238 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was selector in general-line groceries merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
UNFI Sarasota
Parent company
UNFI
Street
6272 McIntosh Road
City
Sarasota
State
FL
ZIP
34238
On-site location
Aisle 33 Heavy Liquid Pick Area
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
27

The associate was manually lifting and stacking cases of bottled water in [REDACTED] during normal order selection duties. No mechanical assist devices were in use at the time of the incident. The task involved repetitive bending and lifting of heavy liquid products.

Lifting cases of water in aisle 33 associate experienced a strain to lower back.

The associate experienced a strain to the lower back specifically affecting the lumbar region.

Heavy water cases in Aisle 33 which is designated for liquid products.

Lifting cases of water in aisle 33 associate experienced a strain to lower back.

Job description
Selector
SOC code
53-7065 — Stockers and Order Fillers
NAICS code
424410 — General-line groceries merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
229
Total hours worked
333574
Establishment ID
1459091
Employer case #
25_10966
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
11:26
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:02:08:00

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.