Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ReMed Recovery Care Centers, LLC, 8 Persimmon Court, EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08816
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lumbar region.
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Final narrative
An employee was lifting a client's folded wheelchair into the back of a vehicle when she felt a sharp pain in her lower left back, then felt the pain radiate down her left leg. She suffered a possible muscle strain or pinched nerve.
HospitalizedLumbar regionWheelchairs and other mobility devices, unspecified
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