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OSHA Injury Report: Hazleton Distribution Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Hazleton Distribution Center in 600 Oakridge Road, Hazle Township, PA 18202 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was material Handler in warehousing and storage, general merchandise.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Hazleton Distribution Center
Parent company
Retail Distribution East LLC.
Street
600 Oakridge Road
City
Hazle Township
State
PA
ZIP
18202
On-site location
Picking Mod E2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Employee was carrying a case to place in a location.

What happened

While traveling with the case he tripped on a case on the floor striking his lower back on a shelf.

Injury or illness

Lower Back Contusion

Object or substance involved

Shelf

Summary line

Lower back contusion from tripping on a case and striking back against shelf.

Employee and industry

Job description
Material Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
493110 — Warehousing and storage, general merchandise
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
1051
Total hours worked
1539331
EIN
462224580
Establishment ID
251374
Employer case #
CY24-00144

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
22:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:15:28:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.