Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care · Soft tissue injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Creme dela Creme Pre-School, 724 N Center Blvd., ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS 60446
on — Soft tissue injuries unspecified, affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was picking up a child on the playground when she pulled her lower back. The employee was hospitalized with lower back pain.
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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