# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at TRADITIONAL HOME HEALTH OF PALM BEACH, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018044045` · 4/26/2018 · PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in catching-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** TRADITIONAL HOME HEALTH OF PALM BEACH, INC.
- **Location:** 6646 S. US Hwy 1, PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA, 34953
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a patient in a shower when the patient slipped and fell. The employee suffered back injuries while attempting to catch the patient from falling, requiring hospitalization.

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