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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2019099104 · 9/2/2019 · Miriam Hospital

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source
Patient

Employer

Name
Miriam Hospital
Location
164 Summit Avenue, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02906
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting other workers in moving a patient from a bariatric bed to an exam table using a lifting device. Two employees were pushing the patient and two were pulling. While pushing the patient, the injured employee felt pain in her lower back, radiating up to her shoulder blades. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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