Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Soft tissue injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Unified Door & Hardware Group, 5 Harbor Park Drive, PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK 11050
on — Soft tissue injuries unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee suffered a back injury while lifting a door weighing about 45-55 pounds.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Structural elements n.e.c.
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