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VCA Firehouse Animal Hospital

Overexertion in lifting-single episode — Numbness-nonspecified injury — DENVER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VCA Firehouse Animal Hospital in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer VCA Firehouse Animal Hospital Report ID 2019077848
Address 1038 E. 6th Ave Unit B City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80218
Event Date July 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Numbness-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Overexertion in lifting-single episode Source of Injury Animals, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 541940 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -104.97000

Incident Narrative

Two employees lifted a large animal. Later, one of them began feeling numbness and tingling in the legs and feet. She was hospitalized, having suffered a back injury.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2019, a worker at VCA Firehouse Animal Hospital in DENVER, COLORADO suffered numbness-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion in lifting-single episode, with animals, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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