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Tops Markets, LLC

Overexertion while materials moving by hand — Radiculopathy and disc disorders n.e.c. — ALDEN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tops Markets, LLC in ALDEN, NEW YORK
Employer Tops Markets, LLC Report ID 2024054791
Address 12775 Broadway, Tops #261 City, State ZIP ALDEN, NEW YORK 14004
Event Date May 31, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Radiculopathy and disc disorders n.e.c. Body Part Back lumbar region
Event Type Overexertion while materials moving by hand Source of Injury Pots, pans, trays
Secondary Source Grains, cereals, baked goods
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.89000, -78.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was filling the bread shelf and moving bread trays when they felt pain in their back. The employee sustained an annular tear of a lumbar disc.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2024, a worker at Tops Markets, LLC in ALDEN, NEW YORK suffered radiculopathy and disc disorders n.e.c. to the back lumbar region. The incident was classified as overexertion while materials moving by hand, with pots, pans, trays identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 90 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion while materials moving by hand" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion while materials moving by hand injuries.

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