Chester, NJ · 2023-08-13

OSHA Injury Report: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind)

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On 2023-08-13, an injury at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind) in 201 Pleasant Hill Rd, Chester, NJ 07930 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was nursing Assistant in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind)
Street: 201 Pleasant Hill Rd
City: Chester
State: NJ
ZIP: 07930
On-site location: 211

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Other recordable case (code 4)
Type: Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Preparing to transfer the patient

What happened

Employee injured her right lower back while transferring a patient from behind her wheelchair (another aide was in front of the wheelchair).

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear - Left - Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Patient

Summary line

Patient Handling - Left - Lower Back - Patient

Employee and industry

Job description: Nursing Assistant
SOC code: 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
NAICS code: 622310: Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 292
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 389,543
EIN: 223486125
Establishment ID: 353223
Employer case #: 23-067061

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-08-13
Shift started: 19:00
Time of incident: 21:00
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-01-31

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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