Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Sprains, strains, tears unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Arnot Ogden Medical Center, 600 Roe Avenue, ELMIRA, NEW YORK 14905
on — Sprains, strains, tears unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving furniture when they suffered a strained back, resulting in hospitalization.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Furniture and fixtures unspecified
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