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Rand-Whitney Container Corporation

Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rand-Whitney Container Corporation in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Rand-Whitney Container Corporation Report ID 2017065447
Address 1 Agrand St. City, State ZIP WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01607
Event Date June 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 322219 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.22000, -71.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove sheets of cardboard from a feed conveyor when he suffered acute lower back pain, requiring overnight hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2017, a worker at Rand-Whitney Container Corporation in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. 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.

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