Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at QuikTrip Corporation, 41 Jackson Concourse, PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA 30567
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a two-handed dolly to move stacks of totes to load into a trailer. The stacks weighed roughly 216 lbs. He picked up a stack, leaned back, and then dropped to the ground in extreme pain. He was hospitalized with a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
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