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OSHA Injury Report: West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo in 1480 S. 11th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was truck Checker in beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Side Beer Distributing-Kalamazoo
Parent company
Don Lee Distributors Inc.
Street
1480 S. 11th Street
City
Kalamazoo
State
MI
ZIP
49009
On-site location
Kalamazoo Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
36

Before the incident

Loading a case onto a truck.

What happened

Case was slipping on out hand employee attempted to catch it.

Injury or illness

twist of left wrist resulting in numbness

Object or substance involved

Case slipping

Summary line

Employee was loading a case onto a pallet that was located in a truck. The case slipped and she twisted her wrist and injured her thumb. This resulted in a sprain of right wrist.

Employee and industry

Job description
Truck Checker
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
424810 — Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
53
Total hours worked
87365
EIN
381897240
Establishment ID
1054387
Employer case #
KZ-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
17:30:00.000
Time of incident
2:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:17:51:00

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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.