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Multiple sprains, strains, tears

1 hospitalization · 2022032574 · 3/22/2022 · YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple back regions
Nature of injury
Multiple sprains, strains, tears

Cause

Event
Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source
Patient

Employer

Name
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL
Location
20 YORK STREET, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06504
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a patient back into bed for the night by lifting the patient's legs from the floor to the bed when she experienced discomfort in her back due to a lower-to mid back strain and sprain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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