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OSHA Injury Report: Empire Merchants North Buffalo

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Empire Merchants North Buffalo in Concourse Center Suite 400, Cheektowaga, NY 14225 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mERCHANDISER NONEXEMPT in wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Empire Merchants North Buffalo
Parent company
Empire Merchants North
Street
Concourse Center Suite 400
City
Cheektowaga
State
NY
ZIP
14225
On-site location
Buffalo Warehouse outside sample cage

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

Placing cases of product in the Sample cage.

What happened

While taking cases of product off a pallet and placing them on the floor he felt a twinge in the middle of his lower back.

Injury or illness

Pain to middle lower back.

Object or substance involved

Cases of product.

Summary line

While taking cases of product off a pallet and placing them on the floor he felt a twinge in the middle of his lower back.

Employee and industry

Job description
MERCHANDISER NONEXEMPT
SOC code
41-4010 — Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
NAICS code
424820 — Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
76
Total hours worked
151956
EIN
208448427
Establishment ID
1355586
Employer case #
BUFF00003

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:21:48:00

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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.