Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Raytheon Company, Inc., 50 Bush Hill Road, PELHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03076
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 20, 2018, an employee sustained a back injury in the course of lifting activities at a job site.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedNonclassifiable
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