Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Soft tissue injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coffin Turbo Pump Inc, 326 South Dean Street, ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07631
on — Soft tissue injuries unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was on the roof removing a hatch door from a super heater by pulling it. The employee then stepped over a pipe on the roof and felt pain in his back that prevented him from walking or standing. He was hospitalized for a back injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Caps, lids, covers n.e.c.
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