FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS·
Steward Health Care System LLC
Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Steward Health Care System LLC, 795 Middle Street, FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS 02721 on , Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.
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Final narrative
An employee received a severe compression fracture to his back (L1) while buffing a floor. The employee had been polishing the floors near the end of the shift and felt the sudden onset of severe back pain causing him to fall backwards.
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