# Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at Port Healthcare Center
> OSHA SIR `2023087922` · 8/28/2023 · NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Port Healthcare Center
- **Location:** 113 Low Street, NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, 01950
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a gait belt to help transfer a resident back into a wheelchair. The employee heard a pop and felt pain in her lower back, resulting in hospitalization for a soft-tissue injury.

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