Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Holiday Valley, 6557 Holiday Valley Road, ELLICOTTVILLE, NEW YORK 14731
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee had chest muscle pains after finishing snow blowing. The snowblowers reverse gear was not working properly.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersSnowblowers
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