Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Jefferson Regional Medical Center | Report ID | 2020076620 |
| Address | 565 Coal Valley Road | City, State ZIP | JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA 15025 |
| Event Date | July 14, 2020 | 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 | Patient |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.31000, -79.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Three employees were moving a patient. The patient fell and one of the employees sustained a back injury requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On July 14, 2020, a worker at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA 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 patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 157 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified injuries.
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