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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2018054403 · 5/7/2018 · ReMed Recovery Care Centers, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source
Wheelchairs and other mobility devices, unspecified

Employer

Name
ReMed Recovery Care Centers, LLC
Location
8 Persimmon Court, EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, 08816
NAICS
621610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a client's folded wheelchair into the back of a vehicle when she felt a sharp pain in her lower left back, then felt the pain radiate down her left leg. She suffered a possible muscle strain or pinched nerve.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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