Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 E. High St., POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19464
on — Strains, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving a sterile processing tray, which contained surgery instruments and weighed approximately 28 pounds, when the tray started to tip. While trying to prevent the tray from tipping, the employee suffered a back strain and required hospitalization.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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