DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE
Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE, 3600 30TH STREET, DES MOINES, IOWA 50310
on , Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
Employee in the HVAC maintenance department was lifting filter boxes. At some point, the employee's back became tight and the employee laid down to stretch it out. Employee was unable to get back up. An ambulance was called and the employee was transported to the hospital and held overnight.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBoxes, crates, cartons
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