Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, 251 E. HURON STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611
on — Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
At about 2:00 p.m. on March 8, 2022, an anesthetist developed a severe back strain while leaning over a bed to intubate a patient.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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