Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Woodward Pennsylvania, LLC, 134 Sports Camp Drive, WOODWARD, PENNSYLVANIA 16882
on — Strains, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was jumping on a trampoline when she hyper-extended her lower back, resulting in a strain/sprain injury that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedLumbar regionBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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