# Sprains at Penrose Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2017054759` · 5/25/2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Penrose Hospital
- **Location:** 2222 N Nevada Ave, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80907
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a back sprain while lifting a patient's leg onto the bed.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*