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OSHA Injury Report: Downtown Store

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Downtown Store in 1220 N Forest St, Bellingham, WA 98225 resulted in days away from work. Employee was produce Team Member in commissaries, primarily groceries.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Downtown Store
Parent company
Community Food Cooperative
Street
1220 N Forest St
City
Bellingham
State
WA
ZIP
98225
On-site location
Forest Produce

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
16

Before the incident

Employee was unloading produce pallets onto carts in order to move them into the produce fridge.

What happened

The employee was lifting a box of red cabbage from the cart and when they moved to set it down their felt a pop in their lower back.

Injury or illness

Pop strain to lower back

Object or substance involved

Box of cabbage.

Summary line

Employee was lifting produce from carts to spots in walkin cooler back popped

Employee and industry

Job description
Produce Team Member
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
445110 — Commissaries, primarily groceries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
106
Total hours worked
143586
EIN
910899784
Establishment ID
1072423
Employer case #
159

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:00:29:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.