Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care · Disc disorders, herniated disc
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DaVita Kidney Care Contracting, LLC, 700 East Cervantes Street, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32501
on — Disc disorders, herniated disc, affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
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.
An employee was positioning a patient before surgery. After moving the patient up on a bed, the employee felt pain in his right side. He was hospitalized for surgery to repair an inguinal hernia.
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