Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138540.015 - Employee strains back while lifting box of printing supplies

Accident Summary Nr: 138540.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549798.015	08/26/2021		333244	Rauland-Borg Corporation

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee working as a mechanical engineering technician for a printing equipment manufacturer was applying printwork to plastic devices. The employee bent down to load a 20 to 40-pound box into a cart for use on the pad printing machine in the plastics department. When he stook upright the employee felt a pop. The next day the employee was unable to get out of bed. The employee called a coworker (supervisor) to report the incident and went to the hospital, where he was admitted to treat a strained back.

Keywords: Back, Box, Cart, Engineering Technician, Lifting, Loading, Material Handling, Paper, Printer, Printing, Strain, Technician

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1549798.015	69	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians

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