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OSHA Injury Report: Empire Southwest LLC Reno

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Empire Southwest LLC Reno in 600 Glendale Ave, Sparks, NV 89431 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was driver in equipment and Machinery Repair and Maintenance.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Empire Southwest LLC Reno
Parent company
Empire Southwest LLC
Street
600 Glendale Ave
City
Sparks
State
NV
ZIP
89431
On-site location
Freight Services 65FR RNO

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
75

Before the incident

Pulling chains out of headache rack

What happened

EE was in [REDACTED] loading a service truck that had hit a deer for client. After loading the service truck on the slide axle trailer EE walked to their truck and opened the cabinets to pull out some chains to secure the load. As EE reached up and over to grab the chain to pull it out of the box EE felt a sharp pain in EE 's left shoulder. EE dropped the chain to the bottom of the box and had to use right hand to pull chain out and finish securing the load. After tying down load EE got back in truck and headed back to Sparks Nv. When EE got into cell service a call was made to supervisor to let them know that EE had hurt their shoulder.

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury: Sprain Strain |Type: |Body Part: Left Shoulder

Object or substance involved

Other

Summary line

Left shoulder sprain strain lifting chains.

Employee and industry

Job description
Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
811310 — Equipment and Machinery Repair and Maintenance
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
351
Total hours worked
765686
EIN
860894087
Establishment ID
1358211
Employer case #
IE 2411 00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
12:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27FEB2025:18:59:00

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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.