Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — 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
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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