Marrero, LA ·
OSHA Injury Report: New Orleans
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at New Orleans in 7251 River Road, Marrero, LA 70072 resulted in days away from work. Employee was delivery Driver in other Grocery-Related Products Merchant Wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 11
Before the incident
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
What happened
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
Injury or illness
Nature of InjuryIllness Sprain Strain Body Parts Back
Object or substance involved
A 40lb case of chicken
Summary line
Nature of InjuryIllness Sprain Strain Cause of InjuryIllnessLifting Body Parts Back Object Substance A 40lb case of chicken
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Delivery Driver
- SOC code
- 53-3033: Light Truck Drivers
- NAICS code
- 424410: Other Grocery-Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 171
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 336,731
- Establishment ID
- 1181247
- Employer case #
- US-NEW ORL
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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