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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015096706 · 9/14/2015 · Steward Health Care System LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name
Steward Health Care System LLC
Location
795 Middle Street, FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02721
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee received a severe compression fracture to his back (L1) while buffing a floor. The employee had been polishing the floors near the end of the shift and felt the sudden onset of severe back pain causing him to fall backwards.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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