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OSHA Injury Report: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind)

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind) in 201 Pleasant Hill Rd, Chester, NJ 07930 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nursing Supervisor in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind)
Street
201 Pleasant Hill Rd
City
Chester
State
NJ
ZIP
07930
On-site location
220-2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19

Before the incident

Managing RRT

What happened

Employee assisting with transfer of patient to EMS stretcher (assisting with lower extremities). Employee was hyper-extended to support transfer onto stretcher.

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear - Both - Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Inability for patient to assist with transfer

Summary line

Patient Handling - Both - Lower Back - Inability for patient to assist with transfer

Employee and industry

Job description
Nursing Supervisor
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
292
Total hours worked
389543
EIN
223486125
Establishment ID
353223
Employer case #
23-067361

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:45:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:15:06:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.