# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at VCA SOUTH SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2021021196` · 2/9/2021 · SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Animals, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA SOUTH SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 595 COLUMBIAN STREET, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, 02190
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to take the temperature of a pet animal when the employee fell over the animal, resulting in an injured back.

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