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OSHA Injury Report: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange in West Orange, NJ 7052 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was therapy Aide in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).

Establishment
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange
Street
1199 Pleasant Valley Way
City
West Orange
State
NJ
ZIP
7052
On-site location
SCI gym
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Wheelchair Follow

EE stated that he was performing a wheelchair follow when his back stiffened up and he noticed that he was then unable to bend. EE said that he had performed a transfer earlier in the day without incident.

Strain or Tear - Both - Lower Back

Wheelchair Follow

Patient Handling - Both - Lower Back - Wheelchair Follow

Job description
Therapy Aide
SOC code
31-9099 — Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
740
Total hours worked
1136818
EIN
223486125
Establishment ID
353221
Employer case #
24-087311
Date of incident
Shift started
9:00
Time of incident
12:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:03:48:00

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.