# Strains at DaVita Johnson County Dialysis
> OSHA SIR `2018054792` · 5/16/2018 · LENEXA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in catching-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** DaVita Johnson County Dialysis
- **Location:** 10453 W 84th Terrace, LENEXA, KANSAS, 66214
- **NAICS:** 621511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A patient got up from a wheelchair to be weighed on a scale as an employee stood nearby to record the weight. The patient's knee buckled and the patient began to fall, so the employee performed an assisted fall and helped the patient to the ground. In the process, the employee suffered a back strain and pain, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*