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Sprains, strains, minor tears

1 hospitalization · 2024076879 · 7/29/2024 · Curtiss-Wright Engineered Pump Division (EPD)

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified
Nature of injury
Sprains, strains, minor tears

Cause

Event
Overexertion while materials moving by hand
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils
Secondary source
Workers engaging in team lift

Employer

Name
Curtiss-Wright Engineered Pump Division (EPD)
Location
1185 Feather Way, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was team lifting a spool of fiberglass off a roller track when the spool got stuck on a roller. The employee sustained a muscular strain injury to his back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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