Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fleetwood Homes, Inc, 6901 Bowman Roberts Rd., FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76179
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a spool of wire weighing 82 pounds when he lost his grip. While trying to hold on to the spool, he felt a pop on his back and started feeling pain.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedReels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
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