Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode · Strains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, 475 SEAVIEW AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10305
on , Strains, affecting the lumbar region.
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Final narrative
While washing a patient with an aide, an employee, who was holding the patient on the left side, felt a sharp burning pain across the lower back. The employee's legs became numb, and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a lower back musculoskeletal injury.
HospitalizedLumbar regionPatient
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