Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Midwest Masonry Construction, Inc., 17077 W. 165th St., OLATHE, KANSAS 66062
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee twisted his back while maneuvering a wheel barrow full of concrete through a building that is under construction.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedWheelbarrow
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