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Strains

1 hospitalization · 2023065447 · 6/20/2023 · VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source
Patient

Employer

Name
VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Location
100 BOWMAN DRIVE, VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY, 08043
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Nurses were repositioning a patient in an operating room bed. As the injured employee lifted the patient's lower legs, she felt pain in her lower back from a muscle strain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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