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OSHA Injury Report: Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in 189 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was facilities in physical rehabilitation hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital
Parent company
Encompass Health
Street
189 May Street
City
Worcester
State
MA
ZIP
01602
On-site location
The basement

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
42

Before the incident

He was working in the basement with a plumber emptying a small trash can of water.

What happened

When the employee turned to empty the trash can he moved the wrong way and immediately felt pain in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

twisting while holding the trash can.

Summary line

Lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
Facilities
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622310 — Physical rehabilitation hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
308
Total hours worked
340845
EIN
42948290
Establishment ID
816793
Employer case #
23-Jan

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:19:13:00

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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.