INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI—
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER
Twisting, reaching, bending · Soft tissue injuries unspecified
Final narrative
An employee bent over to turn on a machine when she heard a pop in her lower back and experienced pain shooting up her back. When standing up, she could not put pressure on her left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
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