# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group
> OSHA SIR `20221211222` · 12/28/2022 · HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group
- **Location:** NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK, 11743
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been sorting laundry, work that involved lifting bags weighing no more than 50 pounds. As he was sorting through a laundry bag, he lifted the bag, turned his head to the left, and felt pain in his chest.

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