Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode — Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | Report ID | 20181111518 |
| Address | 7021 Bryant Irvin Road | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76123 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Source of Injury | Laundry |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423450 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.64000, -97.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pulling laundry out of a washer when she heard a pop in her left arm. She had suffered a strain or tear in the arm.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2018, a worker at Healthcare Services Group, Inc. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode, with laundry identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 146 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode injuries.
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