Standing up, sitting down, laying down · Sprains, strains, minor tears
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC, 1096 River Road, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553
on — Sprains, strains, minor tears, affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was measuring the level in a storage tank using a handheld tape gauge. When he stood up, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He was hospitalized, having suffered a lower back strain.
Hospitalized Back lumbar region Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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