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OSHA Injury Report: Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital

Poisoning · Days away from work

At a glance

On , a poisoning at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in 189 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rNT Rehabilitation nursing tech 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
Patient room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Poisoning (code 4)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

The employee was transferring a patient from the toilet to the wheelchair.

What happened

The patient started to not bear any weight which put increased weight on the 2 employees who were assisting with the transfer.

Injury or illness

Strained lower back.

Object or substance involved

Increased patient weight during transfer.

Summary line

Lower back strain

Employee and industry

Job description
RNT Rehabilitation nursing tech
SOC code
29-2099 — Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
NAICS code
622310 — Physical rehabilitation hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
308
Total hours worked
340845
EIN
42948290
Establishment ID
816793
Employer case #
23-Feb

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:19:20:00

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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.