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COUNTRY MEADOWS

Overexertion in lifting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COUNTRY MEADOWS in HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer COUNTRY MEADOWS Report ID 2020021244
Address 830 CHERRY DRIVE City, State ZIP HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA 17033
Event Date February 7, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Overexertion in lifting-single episode Source of Injury Patient
Industry (NAICS) 623110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -76.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was picking up a patient from the hospital. As the employee was transferring a wheelchair to the van, the patient slipped. The employee strained herself while trying to lift the patient. The employee sat down and experienced chest pain.

Incident Summary

On February 7, 2020, a worker at COUNTRY MEADOWS in HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as overexertion in lifting-single episode, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 382 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in lifting-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in lifting-single episode injuries.

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