Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care · Hernias
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MELVILLE SURGERY CENTER, LLC, 1895 WALT WHITMAN ROAD, SUITE 10, MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
on — Hernias, affecting the Abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting with transferring a patient from the operating room table to a stretcher when she felt a pop in her abdomen. The employee sustained a hernia.
An employee was lifting a patient from a wheelchair (assisting patient to a standing position) and sustained overexertion injuries to her back. The injuries affected multiple lower extremities and the employee sustained bulging discs at L3-L5. The employee was hospitalized.
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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