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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 7930 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nursing Assistant 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
7930
On-site location
patient's room 216-2 in TBI

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Before the incident

removing leg rests from patient wheelchair

What happened

I have no history of back pain. I went to patient 's room bent down to take off leg rests from patient 's wheelchair while patient was sitting in the wheelchair was painful to stand back up. Pain persisted in back and did not improve.

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear - Left - Lower Back

Object or substance involved

back

Summary line

Patient Handling - Left - Lower Back - back

Employee and industry

Job description
Nursing Assistant
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
282
Total hours worked
390129
EIN
223486125
Establishment ID
353223
Employer case #
24-085095

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:03:47:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.