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OSHA Injury Report: Z-Best Products

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Z-Best Products in 980 State Hwy 25, Gilroy, CA 95020 resulted in days away from work. Employee was equipment Operator in nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except combustors, incinerators, landfills, sewer systems, sewage treatment facilities).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Z-Best Products
Parent company
Zanker Road Resource Management, LLC d/b/a Z-Best Products
Street
980 State Hwy 25
City
Gilroy
State
CA
ZIP
95020
On-site location
Onsite by mulch processing area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Before the incident

The employee was operating a front-end loader.

What happened

On [REDACTED] the employee experienced lower back pain while operating a front end loader. The employee was loading material and felt the loader shake and vibrate as they loaded material in a mobile grinder which caused lower back pain.

Injury or illness

Lower back pain. The employee sustained a strain of the lumbar paraspinal muscle and thoracic myofascial strain.

Object or substance involved

The employee was loading material and felt the loader shake and vibrate as they loaded material in a mobile grinder which caused lower back pain.

Summary line

On [REDACTED] the employee experienced lower back pain while operating a front end loader. The employee was loading material and felt the loader shake and vibrate as they loaded material in a mobile grinder which caused lower back pain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Equipment Operator
SOC code
51-8031 — Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
NAICS code
562219 — Nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except combustors, incinerators, landfills, sewer systems, sewage treatment facilities)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
97
Total hours worked
233722
EIN
770050618
Establishment ID
407331
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
8:45:00.000
Submitted
01FEB24:22:55:00

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Source

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