Target Specialty Products
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WESTBURY, NEW YORK
| Employer | Target Specialty Products | Report ID | 2019055215 |
| Address | 123 Defrost St. | City, State ZIP | WESTBURY, NEW YORK 11590 |
| Event Date | May 23, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424690 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.75000, -73.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee sustained a knee injury while pulling a pallet off a truck.
Incident Summary
On May 23, 2019, a worker at Target Specialty Products in WESTBURY, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode, with skids, pallets 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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