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OSHA Injury Report: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New England

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New England in Woburn, MA 1801 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rehab Nursing Technician in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).

Establishment
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New England
Parent company
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New England
Street
2 Rehabilitation Way
City
Woburn
State
MA
ZIP
1801
On-site location
Patient Room
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
17

Employee was rolling patient in bed for incontinence care when patient pushed back on her wrenching her back. Felt immediate stabbing pain in left mid upper back. Saw MD who advised rest with return to full duty [REDACTED]

Employee was rolling patient in bed for incontinence care when patient pushed back on her wrenching her back. Felt immediate stabbing pain in left mid upper back. Saw MD who advised rest with return to full duty [REDACTED]

Left middle and upper back

The patient

Employee was rolling patient in bed for incontinence care when patient pushed back on her wrenching her back. Felt immediate stabbing pain in left mid upper back. Saw MD who advised rest with return to full duty [REDACTED]

Job description
Rehab Nursing Technician
SOC code
21-1015 — Rehabilitation Counselors
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
369
Total hours worked
409569
EIN
901015581
Establishment ID
544150
Employer case #
13
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
21:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
07FEB2025:17:08:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.