Tenet Healthcare
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HIALEAH, FLORIDA
| Employer | Tenet Healthcare | Report ID | 2015031520 |
| Address | 2001 W 68th St | City, State ZIP | HIALEAH, FLORIDA 33016 |
| Event Date | March 27, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Source of Injury | Beds, mattresses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.88000, -80.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On or about 3/27/2015, at 10:00 AM, an employee was transporting a patient that was lying on a bed. While pushing/pulling the bed, the employee felt discomfort in the back area. The next day, the employee felt pain in his lower back that extended to his leg. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 27, 2015, a worker at Tenet Healthcare in HIALEAH, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode, with beds, mattresses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 146 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode injuries.
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