Other exertions or bodily reactions, unspecified · Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Florida Presbyterian Homes, Inc., 16 Lake Hunter Drive, LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33803
on — Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was helping a coworker roll a patient to the side to insert a harness for a lift. The employee grabbed the side rail, pushed backward, lost balance, and then felt pain in the back down to the lower left extremities. The employee was hospitalized overnight for a back sprain/strain.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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