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OSHA Injury Report: KLS USA TN Chattanooga 650 Wauhatchie Pk

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at KLS USA TN Chattanooga 650 Wauhatchie Pk in Chattanooga, TN 37419 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operator in general warehousing and storage.

Establishment
KLS USA TN Chattanooga 650 Wauhatchie Pk
Parent company
Kenco Logistic Services, LLC
Street
650 Wauhatchie Pike
City
Chattanooga
State
TN
ZIP
37419
On-site location
CH8 Autostore
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
45

The team member stated that they had bent down to touch their toes in an attempt to stretch and upon standing back up they had felt pain in their lower back The team member then carried two boxes over to the shepherds hook and placed them on the conveyor The conveyor then stopped and the team member crawled under the conveyor and attempted to move the boxes on the conveyor The team member crawled back under the conveyor and felt pain in their lower back

The team member stated that they had bent down to touch their toes in an attempt to stretch and upon standing back up they had felt pain in their lower back The team member then carried two boxes over to the shepherds hook and placed them on the conveyor The conveyor then stopped and the team member crawled under the conveyor and attempted to move the boxes on the conveyor The team member crawled back under the conveyor and felt pain in their lower back

Sprain Strain Overexertion Back Lower Back

Stretching and the team member walked under a conveyor

Sprain Strain Overexertion Back Lower Back Stretching and the team member walked under a conveyor Bending twisting

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
493110 — General warehousing and storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
387
Total hours worked
829797
EIN
261454657
Establishment ID
1206926
Employer case #
19
Date of incident
Shift started
16:00
Time of incident
1:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
02MAR26:00:06:00

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.