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OSHA Injury Report: KLS CARRIER TN 650

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at KLS CARRIER TN 650 in 650 WAUHATCHIE PIKE, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37419 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was forklift Operator in general Warehousing and Storage.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
KLS CARRIER TN 650
Street
650 WAUHATCHIE PIKE
City
CHATTANOOGA
State
TN
ZIP
37419
On-site location
CH7 Warehouse floor near back center

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
84

Before the incident

Working in small parcel. Around [REDACTED] went to CH7 to work on project. Project entailed taking humidifiers out of box replacing filter re-putting humidifier back in the box.

What happened

Around [REDACTED] strained back due to repetitive lifting and improper lifting of humidifiers. Project included taking humidifiers out of a box replacing the filter and putting the humidifier back in the box. EE stated they were not heavy. Did around 36 humidi

Injury or illness

Strained lower back

Object or substance involved

Humidifiers

Summary line

Lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Forklift Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
493110 — General Warehousing and Storage
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
324
Total hours worked
617470
EIN
261454657
Establishment ID
1206926
Employer case #
23F27K6586

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:30:00.000
Time of incident
20:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:18:56:00

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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.