# Sprains at Willowglen Academy-New Jersey, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098874` · 9/19/2016 · NEWTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Willowglen Academy-New Jersey, Inc.
- **Location:** 293 Route 206 North, NEWTON, NEW JERSEY, 07860
- **NAICS:** 623210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was engaged in a physical emergency safety intervention with a student while leaning against a free-standing table in the classroom. The student was struggling, causing the table to slide. The employee fell backwards on the floor, suffering a cervical spine sprain.

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