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Strains

1 hospitalization · 2021108678 · 10/8/2021 · Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Strains

Cause

Event
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System
Location
3601 .S. 6th Ave, TUCSON, ARIZONA, 85723
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was assisting a courier to load a vaccine cooler container into the courier's vehicle. As the container was lifted and pushed into the vehicle, the employee twisted his torso and felt pain in the lower back. The employee was later hospitalized with a lower back strain and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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