McCoys Building Supply
Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | McCoys Building Supply | Report ID | 20191010990 |
| Address | 3428 Northwood | City, State ZIP | OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA 74447 |
| Event Date | October 21, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Source of Injury | Concrete blocks, cinder blocks |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.61000, -95.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was hand loading 8-inch x 18-inch cement cinder blocks from a store's lumber yard onto a customer's vehicle. The employee wrenched his back and was hospitalized for a possible pinched nerve, slipped disc, or spinal injury.
Incident Summary
On October 21, 2019, a worker at McCoys Building Supply in OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified, with concrete blocks, cinder blocks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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