ECOLOGICAL FIBERS INC.

Overexertion in lifting-single episode - Strains - LUNENBURG, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ECOLOGICAL FIBERS INC. in LUNENBURG, Massachusetts
Employer ECOLOGICAL FIBERS INC.
Address 40 PIONEER DR.
City, State ZIP LUNENBURG, Massachusetts 01462
Report ID 2018032552
Event Date March 14, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Strains
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 322299
GPS Coordinates 42.53623, -71.70766

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Incident Narrative

An employee was helping another employee lift a box when the weight shifted in the box and he felt a pinch in his back. He was hospitalized with a lower back strain.

Incident Summary

On March 14, 2018, a worker at ECOLOGICAL FIBERS INC. in LUNENBURG, Massachusetts suffered strains to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as overexertion in lifting-single episode, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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