Herniated discs

Name: Herniated discs at Virtua Medical Transport
Start: 12/4/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211085 · 12/4/2023 · Virtua Medical Transport

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Herniated discs

Cause

Event: Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name: Virtua Medical Transport
Location: 523 Fellowship road, MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY, 08054
NAICS: 621910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transporting a patient to their residence. The employee bent down to grab a stretcher and felt a pop in their back. The employee sustained a herniation of their L4-L5 disc.

Source

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