Newton, MA —
OSHA Injury Report: Chestnut Hill
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Chestnut Hill in Newton, MA 2467 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cheese Team Leader in retail Supermarkets.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Chestnut Hill
- Parent company
- Wegmans Food Markets Inc
- Street
- 200 Boylston Street
- City
- Newton
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 2467
- On-site location
- Cheese
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Moving boxes in the Cheese cooler. He had to move several boxes to get the one he wanted. After about 20 minutes of moving boxes he felt a twinge in his back.
What happened
Employee States: Employee states he needed to move several boxes and blocks of cheese over the course of about 20 minutes to access what he needed. He felt a twinge in his lower back but he continued to work. The next day he noticed increased discomfort. He took two OTC pain relievers and came to work. As the day progressed he was increasingly affected and eventually could not move without severe discomfort.
Injury or illness
Strain Sprain Physical Effort
Object or substance involved
Boxes
Summary line
Strain Sprain Physical Effort to Back Lower caused by Boxes
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Cheese Team Leader
- SOC code
- 41-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- NAICS code
- 445110 — Retail Supermarkets
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 497
- Total hours worked
- 653242
- EIN
- 161309424
- Establishment ID
- 1138699
- Employer case #
- IN2025022
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 10:30
- Time of incident
- 18:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 10FEB26:13:03:00
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.