Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, 375 SEGUINE AVE., STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10309
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
While pulling and pushing a patient onto an examination table, an employee suffered a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedPatient
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