OSHA Injury Report: CA_Lathrop_5120

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

moving a box onto their cart

What happened

On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] a Wayfair associate working in Bulk Picking reported level 7 pain in their back and shoulder due to stressing it while picking items from the racks. The associate was working in aisle P-15 towards the receiving side of the building and stated that while picking a carton they moved the end onto their cart and tried to turn it to maneuver it into place when it started to spin too much and they reached quickly to grab it and steady it and the motion caused their back and shoulder to start hurting. They then systemically completed their pick tour and drove on their PIV to the desk to notify the picking Supervisor. After reporting their injury the associate was not able to return to their process path. Associate requested to speak to the Concentra nurse line which was contacted and the nurse advised the associate on next steps at that time. During the investigation the site found that the associate completed Bulk picking training on [REDACTED] and i

Injury or illness

strained shoulder and back maneuvering a box

Object or substance involved

136 lb box

Summary line

strained shoulder and back maneuvering a box

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.