# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Athol Memorial Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2023109704` · 10/20/2023 · ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple back regions
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Wheelchairs-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Athol Memorial Hospital
- **Location:** 2033 Main St, ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS, 01331
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a patient in a wheelchair up a ramp when she felt a sudden pain in her middle and lower back, resulting in hospitalization.

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