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Sears Roebuck & Company

Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WICHITA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sears Roebuck & Company in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Sears Roebuck & Company Report ID 2015118599
Address Private Residence City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67208
Event Date November 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.70000, -97.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee bent over to pick up his tool bag and felt his back pop. He was hospitalized with a back injury.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2015, a worker at Sears Roebuck & Company in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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