Incident date: 2024-07-12
NAICS industry code: 623312

On July 12, 2024, an employee was providing home care for a client at an independent living facility. While transferring the client from a wheelchair onto a scooter, the employee suffered a back injury. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from lower back pain radiating down both legs, weakness, and numbness over both thighs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care
code_source: title: Patient
code_nature: title: Soft tissue injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate