Chester, NJ · 2024-05-30

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

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2024-05-30, an injury at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind) in 201 Pleasant Hill Rd, Chester, NJ 7930 resulted in days away from work. 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: 7930
On-site location: patient's room 216-2 in TBI

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 8

Before the incident

removing leg rests from patient wheelchair

What happened

I have no history of back pain. I went to patient 's room bent down to take off leg rests from patient 's wheelchair while patient was sitting in the wheelchair was painful to stand back up. Pain persisted in back and did not improve.

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear - Left - Lower Back

Object or substance involved

back

Summary line

Patient Handling - Left - Lower Back - back

Employee and industry

Job description: Nursing Assistant
SOC code: 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
NAICS code: 622310: Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 282
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 390,129
EIN: 223486125
Establishment ID: 353223
Employer case #: 24-085095

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-05-30
Shift started: 07:00
Time of incident: 09:40
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-02-17

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Source

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

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