Multiple sprains, strains, tears

Name: Multiple sprains, strains, tears at Whirlpool Corporation
Start: 3/14/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032711 · 3/14/2019 · Whirlpool Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Multiple sprains, strains, tears

Cause

Event: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Whirlpool Corporation
Location: 119 Birdseye St., CLYDE, OHIO, 43410
NAICS: 335224
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While lifting a box that weighed 34.4 pounds, an employee twisted and experienced a pain in the back. The employee was hospitalized with a strained/sprained back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown