Home Care Assistance
Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NEWTOWN SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Home Care Assistance | Report ID | 2021032039 |
| Address | 631 Glendale Rd | City, State ZIP | NEWTOWN SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA 19073 |
| Event Date | March 8, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional | Source of Injury | Patient |
| Industry (NAICS) | 621610 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.01000, -75.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a patient get out of bed when the patient fell on top of him. The employee sustained a back injury.
Incident Summary
On March 8, 2021, a worker at Home Care Assistance in NEWTOWN SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 17 severe injury reports involving "Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional injuries.
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