Texas Health Harris Methodist
Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care — Disc disorders, herniated disc — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Texas Health Harris Methodist | Report ID | 2025077326 |
| Address | 1301 Pennsylvania Ave | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104 |
| Event Date | July 27, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Disc disorders, herniated disc | Body Part | Back lumbar region |
| Event Type | Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care | Source of Injury | Patient |
| Secondary Source | Patient hoists, lifting harnesses | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.73000, -97.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee assisted with repositioning a patient in bed using a drawsheet. After repositioning the patient, the employee felt lower back pain and had weakness in her legs. The employee sustained a herniated disc.
Incident Summary
On July 27, 2025, a worker at Texas Health Harris Methodist in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered disc disorders, herniated disc to the back lumbar region. The incident was classified as overexertion while providing medical or custodial care, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 18 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care injuries.
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