OSHA Injury Report: Niagara Falls Blvd

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Getting full cases of potatoes for a customer

What happened

Employee States: Employee stated that she had a customer ask her for 150 lbs. of potatoes. She stated that she went to the backroom to get the potatoes in 3 of the 50lb sacks that they come in. She states that she lifted each bag from about knee height into a shopping cart. She states that she thinks that she bent at the waste to pick up the bag. She states that she doesn 't think that twisted to place the item into the cart but she is not sure. She states that she lifted the first one and she felt normal pain that she normally feels she said it felt really heavy. She states that she continues to lift the next two 50 lb. sacks into the shopping cart. She states that it became more difficult at that time because she had to lift them higher into the shopping cart. She states that she started to lift the 3rd 50lb sack when she left when she felt a strain. She states that she pushed the cart out to the customer and when walking she started to feel radiating pain from the lower back into th

Injury or illness

Strain Sprain Physical Effort

Object or substance involved

40lb bag of potatoes

Summary line

Strain Sprain Physical Effort to Back Lower Left and Right Knee Left and Right Leg Upper (thigh) caused by 40lb bag of potatoes

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.