North East, MD — 2023-08-07

OSHA Injury Report: Northeast DC Packaged

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2023-08-07, an injury at Northeast DC Packaged in North East, MD 21901 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler I in cold storage warehousing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: Northeast DC Packaged
Parent company: Smithfield Foods Inc
Street: 2895 Principio Parkway East
City: North East
State: MD
ZIP: 21901
On-site location: Outbound Dock 63

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 66
Days restricted or transferred: 93

Before the incident

EE was closing outbound trailer door 63 and the truck driver backed his truck up to the trailer and hooked. EE felt a bang against the trailer and it jerked him causing discomfort in his right shoulder.

What happened

Injury or illness

EE experienced right shoulder pain.

Object or substance involved

Truck driver hooking up to trailer while still pushing on trailer doors trying to latch the handle.

Summary line

EE experienced right sholder pain from truck driver hooking up to trailer while still pushing on trailer doors trying to latch the handle.

Employee and industry

Job description: Material Handler I
SOC code: 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code: 493120 — Cold storage warehousing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 199
Total hours worked: 390374
Establishment ID: 982675
Employer case #: 6592

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-08-07
Shift started: 19:00:00.000
Time of incident: 23:25:00.000
Submitted: 21FEB24:22:08:00

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.