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OSHA Injury Report: Florida's Natural Lake Wales

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Florida's Natural Lake Wales in 20205 US Hwy 27, Lake Wales, FL 33859 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift operator in frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Florida's Natural Lake Wales
Parent company
Citrus World Inc.
Street
20205 US Hwy 27
City
Lake Wales
State
FL
ZIP
33859
On-site location
U-Wareshouse Bulk

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

transferring pails off a pallet under a rack location

What happened

felt a pinch in his back

Injury or illness

swinging pails at waist level onto an empty pallet

Object or substance involved

pulling the order felt discomfort in the lower back

Summary line

felt pinch in the back

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
311411 — Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
605
Total hours worked
1414781
EIN
590245940
Establishment ID
49461
Employer case #
1386

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
20FEB24:15:52:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.