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Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Census Bureau in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer US Census Bureau Report ID 2020109694
Address 8031 Philllips Hwy City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
Event Date October 12, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 921110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.22000, -81.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a box of office supplies from the back seat of his car onto a dolly. While making a twisting motion, he felt something pop in his back and felt a sharp pain and his feet went numb. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 12, 2020, a worker at US Census Bureau in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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