Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kraus Enterprises Inc., 1674 Macombs Rd, BRONX, NEW YORK 10453
on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was picking up construction debris and loading it onto a hand truck. The employee suffered a pinched nerve in the back, as well as a slipped disk.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBags, sacks
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