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Strains

1 hospitalization · 2023021147 · 2/5/2023 · U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source
Bags, sacks

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
Location
1670 Clairmont Avenue, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30033
NAICS
621111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered a muscle strain while throwing a bag of trash from a garbage cart into a compactor. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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