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Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc.

Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. in WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. Report ID 2016098408
Address 547 Keystone Drive City, State ZIP WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 15086
Event Date September 6, 2016 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) 335999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.66000, -80.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been helping a coworker move boxes. The employee was later walking toward a table and went to bend over when the employee's back seized up. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2016, a worker at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. in WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 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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