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Strains

1 hospitalization · 2016021545 · 2/21/2016 · Pottstown Memorial Medical Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Strains

Cause

Event
Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center
Location
1600 E. High St., POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19464
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a sterile processing tray, which contained surgery instruments and weighed approximately 28 pounds, when the tray started to tip. While trying to prevent the tray from tipping, the employee suffered a back strain and required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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