Overexertion in catching-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HELP AT HOME, INC., 7105 Virginia Road, CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS 60014
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee suffered a ruptured/fractured vertebrae while assisting a patient.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedPatient
At about 2:00 p.m. on March 20, 2019, an employee was walking down the steps of a client's home when she fell down six steps. She suffered bruised ribs, a nasal fracture, a possible bruised frontal lobe of the brain, and injuries to the left knee and ankle. She was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning a client's residence and was struck by a folding chair that fell from a height or possibly tripped over a chair and fell. The employee suffered three fractured ribs and a lacerated spleen.
An employee was walking with a patient when the patient tripped on a wheelchair scale. The employee tried to catch the patient and sustained a neck injury. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was using a doffing cart to move a roll of paper over to a conveyor. The roll hit the edge of the roll plate, causing it to tip over; the employee suffered a back sprain while stopping it from falling.
An employee was climbing a ladder with a 46-pound aluminum box frame. The frame hit a wall and began to fall; as the employee tried to stop it, he suffered a shoulder dislocation that required surgery.
A patient got up from a wheelchair to be weighed on a scale as an employee stood nearby to record the weight. The patient's knee buckled and the patient began to fall, so the employee performed an assisted fall and helped the patient to the ground. In the process, the employee suffered a back strain and pain, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was assisting a patient in a shower when the patient slipped and fell. The employee suffered back injuries while attempting to catch the patient from falling, requiring hospitalization.
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