Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DaVita Johnson County Dialysis, 10453 W 84th Terrace, LENEXA, KANSAS 66214
on — Strains, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
A patient got up from a wheelchair to be weighed on a scale as an employee stood nearby to record the weight. The patient's knee buckled and the patient began to fall, so the employee performed an assisted fall and helped the patient to the ground. In the process, the employee suffered a back strain and pain, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedPatient
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