Incident date: 2025-07-27
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee assisted with repositioning a patient in bed using a drawsheet. After repositioning the patient, the employee felt lower back pain and had weakness in her legs. The employee sustained a herniated disc.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care
code_source: title: Patient
code_nature: title: Disc disorders, herniated disc
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate