Overexertion in lifting, lowering, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sewell, 7310 Lemmon Ave., DALLAS, TEXAS 75209
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was lifting tire assemblies onto a wheel balancer. The assemblies weigh approximately 50 to 100 pounds each. The employee felt a pull in his back; the pain worsened over the day and he required hospitalization.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedTires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
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