Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Soft tissue injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advocate Health, Inc. dba Good Samaritan Hospital, 3815 Highland Avenue, DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS 60515
on — Soft tissue injuries unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had been moving tables throughout the day during his shift. The employee later experienced back pain and was hospitalized with a spinal injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Tables, desks, work surfaces
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