Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital in LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Report ID 2022021729
Address 100 Medical Campus Dr. City, State ZIP LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 19446
Event Date February 23, 2022 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 40.25000, -75.27000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were transferring a patient from a bed to a chair. The patient started to fall to the floor, and one of the employees suffered a back injury while trying to prevent the fall.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2022, a worker at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital in LANSDALE, 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

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