Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walgreens, 1530 Lafayette Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63104
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee lifted a tote, turned, and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee sustained a spine fracture.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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