TUCSON, ARIZONA—
Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources · Strains
Final narrative
An employee was assisting a courier to load a vaccine cooler container into the courier's vehicle. As the container was lifted and pushed into the vehicle, the employee twisted his torso and felt pain in the lower back. The employee was later hospitalized with a lower back strain and had surgery.
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