Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Quality Building Services, 1633 Broadway, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
Two employees were moving a five-drawer cabinet on a four-wheel dolly. One of the wheels got caught on a damaged part of the floor. The cabinet tipped over and injured an employee's lower back. The employee was hospitalized.
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