Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care · Radiculopathy and disc disorders n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shore Medical Center, 100 Medical Center Way, SOMERS POINT, NEW JERSEY 08244
on — Radiculopathy and disc disorders n.e.c., affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was lifting a patient and sustained a herniated disc in their back.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Patient
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An employee assisted with repositioning a patient in bed using a drawsheet. After repositioning the patient, the employee felt lower back pain and had weakness in her legs. The employee sustained a herniated disc.
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