Germantown, MD — 2025-08-15

OSHA Injury Report: Germantown

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-08-15, an injury at Germantown in Germantown, MD 20876 resulted in days away from work. Employee was grocery Department Manager in retail Supermarkets.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: Germantown
Parent company: Wegmans Food Markets Inc
Street: 20600 Seneca Meadows Parkway
City: Germantown
State: MD
ZIP: 20876
On-site location: Grocery

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 4
Days restricted or transferred: 7

Before the incident

Replacing 8x11 sign in metal frame at base of a pallet.

What happened

Employee States: At around [REDACTED] I was putting sign holders under the pretzel pallets. As I bent over I felt pain in my lower back. I stood for a while at that same spot. I went back to the backroom to see if I could handle the pain but it was still noticeable. At around [REDACTED] I informed the store leader about the situation. He informed me that an incident report should be filled. It was at that time the Front End STL was informed of the situation and issued the incident report.

Injury or illness

Strain Sprain Physical Effort

Object or substance involved

8x11 Sign and Holder

Summary line

Strain Sprain Physical Effort to Back Lower caused by 8x11 Sign and Holder

Employee and industry

Job description: Grocery Department Manager
SOC code: 41-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
NAICS code: 445110 — Retail Supermarkets
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 356
Total hours worked: 468311
EIN: 161309424
Establishment ID: 1138724
Employer case #: IN2025081

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-08-15
Shift started: 7:30
Time of incident: 13:30
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.