Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ST. LUKES HOSPITAL, 70 DUBOIS STREET, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 12550
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was helping a patient stand when the patient lost balance, causing the employee to fall back and hit a sink. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedSinks
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