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NEWPORT NEWS, VA —

OSHA Injury Report: VANEW - NEWPORT NEWS

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at VANEW - NEWPORT NEWS in 735 MIDDLEGROUND BLVD, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was preloader in couriers and Express Delivery Services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
VANEW - NEWPORT NEWS
Parent company
UPS
Street
735 MIDDLEGROUND BLVD
City
NEWPORT NEWS
State
VA
ZIP
23606
On-site location
Load Package Car

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Employee was splitting on the orange belt and a bulk stop for Bay 14 came down Employee said he tweeked his back handling the bulk stop

What happened

Employee was splitting on the orange belt and a bulk stop for Bay 14 came down Employee said he tweeked his back handling the bulk stop Pain in lower back on the right side by his waist

Injury or illness

Unknown

Object or substance involved

Employee was splitting on the orange belt and a bulk stop for Bay 14 came down Employee said he tweeked his back handling the bulk stop

Summary line

Employee was splitting on the orange belt and a bulk stop for Bay 14 came down Employee said he tweeked his back handling the bulk stop Pain in lower back on the right side by his waist

Employee and industry

Job description
Preloader
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
492110 — Couriers and Express Delivery Services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
357
Total hours worked
498522
EIN
582480149
Establishment ID
1105849
Employer case #
WC80DH230

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
3:30
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:20:17:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.