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Remed Recovery Care

Overexertion in lifting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Remed Recovery Care in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Remed Recovery Care Report ID 2015052578
Address 301 South Island Avenue City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15206
Event Date May 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Overexertion in lifting-single episode Source of Injury Buckets, baskets, pails
Secondary Source Water
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.46000, -79.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee injured his back in a patient's apartment when he picked up a bucket of water used to mop the floor from the sink.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2015, a worker at Remed Recovery Care in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion in lifting-single episode, with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 382 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in lifting-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in lifting-single episode injuries.

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