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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2019043450 · 4/3/2019 · DevonHouse Senior Living

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name
DevonHouse Senior Living
Location
1930 BEVIN DRIVE, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
NAICS
623312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a resident shower when the resident dropped a tissue. As the employee bent over to pick the tissue up, the employee suffered back pain due to two herniated discs, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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