Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Visage Screen-Print, Inc., 119 Rawls Rd., DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 60018
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a 25-pound box and heard a crack. The employee was hospitalized for back pain.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBoxes, crates, cartons
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