St. Vincent's Medical Center - Hartford Healthcare
Twisting, reaching, bending — Disc disorders, herniated disc — BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | St. Vincent's Medical Center - Hartford Healthcare | Report ID | 2025032428 |
| Address | 2800 Main Street, Patient Care Unit / 8 North /ICU | City, State ZIP | BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06606 |
| Event Date | March 14, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Disc disorders, herniated disc | Body Part | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified |
| Event Type | Twisting, reaching, bending | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.20000, -73.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee developed shooting pain up and down both legs and the back while bending over to remove restraints from a patient. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from a herniated disk with cauda equina syndrome.
Incident Summary
On March 14, 2025, a worker at St. Vincent's Medical Center - Hartford Healthcare in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT suffered disc disorders, herniated disc to the exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified. The incident was classified as twisting, reaching, bending, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 21 severe injury reports involving "Twisting, reaching, bending" incidents in our database. Browse all Twisting, reaching, bending injuries.
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