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OSHA Injury Report: FedEx ZKAL G KALAMAZOO 490

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an other illness at FedEx ZKAL G KALAMAZOO 490 in 6701 PORTAGE ROAD, PORTAGE, MI 49002 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was package Handler in courier and Express Delivery Services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
FedEx ZKAL G KALAMAZOO 490
Parent company
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
Street
6701 PORTAGE ROAD
City
PORTAGE
State
MI
ZIP
49002
On-site location
WAREHOUSE

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
34

Before the incident

HANDLING PACKAGE

What happened

Package handler lifted a lot of overweight packages during their shift once they got home it felt like he had a knot in his left upper back PH states they canbarely lift their arm or hold anything on that side

Injury or illness

Sprained Left Upper back Repetitive motion Package

Object or substance involved

Package

Summary line

Package handler lifted a lot of overweight packages during their shift once they got home it felt like he had a knot in his left upper back PH states they canbarely lift their arm or hold anything on that side

Employee and industry

Job description
Package Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
492110 — Courier and Express Delivery Services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
315
Total hours worked
196493
EIN
710427007
Establishment ID
1367442
Employer case #
260096

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:00
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:01:23:00

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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.