Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Soft tissue injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hajoca Corporation, 7503 124th Avenue North, LARGO, FLORIDA 33773
on — Soft tissue injuries unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a 65-pound bag of concrete for a customer when they felt a pull in their back and sustained a back injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Bags, sacks
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