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OSHA Injury Report: 5743 - Merrillville

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at 5743 - Merrillville in 9171 Louisiana, Merrillville, IN 46410 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rESIDENTIAL LAWN SPECIALIST in lawn Care.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
5743 - Merrillville
Parent company
TruGreen
Street
9171 Louisiana
City
Merrillville
State
IN
ZIP
46410
On-site location
CUSTOMER LOCATION

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
39

Before the incident

GRABBING THE LARGE 50LB BAG OF FERTILIZER

What happened

EE had reached into the truck and as he grabbed a bag of fertilizer EE had pain in his right hip with pain radiating up to his right shoulder The incident took place at a customer location

Injury or illness

Nature of InjuryIllness Strain Body PartsBack Upper thoracic

Object or substance involved

Freight 60 lbs

Summary line

Nature of InjuryIllness Strain Cause of InjuryIllness Lifting Body PartsBack Upper thoracic Object Substance Freight 60 lbs

Employee and industry

Job description
RESIDENTIAL LAWN SPECIALIST
SOC code
37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
NAICS code
561730 — Lawn Care
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
50
Total hours worked
91226
EIN
363734669
Establishment ID
852224
Employer case #
US-5743 -

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:15:02:00

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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.