Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Family Dentistry, 1900 S Kirkwood, Ste. C, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77077
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An office manager asked an office assistant to circle something on a patient's treatment plan. The assistant responded, then came up behind the office manager and put her arm around the office manager's neck and squeezed. The office manager felt a pop in her neck and was hospitalized with neck pain, and elevated blood pressure and blood sugar.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersCo-worker
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