Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at Port Healthcare Center
Start: 8/28/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087922 · 8/28/2023 · Port Healthcare Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source: Patient

Employer

Name: Port Healthcare Center
Location: 113 Low Street, NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, 01950
NAICS: 623110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a gait belt to help transfer a resident back into a wheelchair. The employee heard a pop and felt pain in her lower back, resulting in hospitalization for a soft-tissue injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown