KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI—
AVIATION TECHNICAL SERVICES
Kneeling, kneeling down-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting seats inside an aircraft that was parked inside a hanger. He bent or knelt and felt a pop in his lower back followed by pain. He pulled a muscle and was eventually hospitalized to treat the pain.
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