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OSHA Injury Report: New Orleans

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at New Orleans in Marrero, LA 70072 resulted in days away from work. Employee was delivery Driver in other Grocery-Related Products Merchant Wholesalers.

Establishment
New Orleans
Parent company
US Foods
Street
7251 River Road
City
Marrero
State
LA
ZIP
70072
On-site location
In trailer preparing for a delivery
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

The employee stated just before the incident occurred he lifted a 40lbs case of chicken and twisted at his waistline to place the case on his dolly During his downward motion to place the case on the dolly he felt something stretch and felt a burning pain in his lower back on the lefthand side Still bent over he paused placed his hand on his back and remained still for a period Then while still in pain he was able to slowly straighten his back and return to an upright position

On [REDACTED] at approximately [REDACTED] US FOODS delivery driver [REDACTED] was making a delivery at Menards Cajun Grocery [REDACTED] when the incident occurred The employee stated just before the incident occurred he lifted a 40lbs case of chicken and twisted at his waistline to place the case on his dolly During his downward motion to place the case on the dolly he felt something stretch and felt a burning pain in his lower back on the lefthand side Still bent over he paused placed his hand on his back and remained still for a period Then while still in pain he was able to slowly straighten his back and return to an upright position The driver then completed eight more stops and had to stop due to his increasing pain The incident did not involve other employees The injury was due to ergonomic risk factors The driver twisted instead of pivoting The driver mentioned he had to twist to lift the case over a pallet that was positioned in front of the pallet holding the case of chicken T

Nature of InjuryIllness Sprain Strain Body Parts Back

A 40lb case of chicken

Nature of InjuryIllness Sprain Strain Cause of InjuryIllnessLifting Body Parts Back Object Substance A 40lb case of chicken

Job description
Delivery Driver
SOC code
53-3033 — Light Truck Drivers
NAICS code
424410 — Other Grocery-Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
171
Total hours worked
336731
Establishment ID
1181247
Employer case #
US-NEW ORL
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:01:11:00

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.