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OSHA Injury Report: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Reading

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Reading in 1623 Morgantown Road, Reading, PA 19607 resulted in days away from work. Employee was registered Nurse in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Reading
Parent company
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Reading
Street
1623 Morgantown Road
City
Reading
State
PA
ZIP
19607
On-site location
Patient Room 154

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Before the incident

Rounding on Patients

What happened

Helping a patient out of bed to get patient to the bathroom. Employee leaned toward the patient to support him her and then felt a sharp pain on left upper back area.

Injury or illness

Left upper back area

Object or substance involved

Helping the patient caused strain on the back area.

Summary line

Back Strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
182
Total hours worked
210814
EIN
721397929
Establishment ID
1084270
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:30:00.000
Time of incident
19:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:17:35:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.