R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES LLC
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MIAMI, FLORIDA
| Employer | R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES LLC | Report ID | 2017043270 |
| Address | 2709 SW 37th Avenue | City, State ZIP | MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133 |
| Event Date | April 11, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Source of Injury | Pallet jack-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.74000, -80.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pulling freight at the customer location with his pallet jack when he began to feel intense pain in his lower back, which caused the employee to briefly lose consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 11, 2017, a worker at R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES LLC in MIAMI, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode, with pallet jack-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 146 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode injuries.
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