Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Boucher Brothers, 1451 Ocean Drive, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33139
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee developed back pain while setting up, taking down, and lifting tables and chairs. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury.
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