# Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified at NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2022032170` · 3/10/2022 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 251 E. HURON STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60611
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 2:00 p.m. on March 8, 2022, an anesthetist developed a severe back strain while leaning over a bed to intubate a patient.

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