# Soft tissue injuries  unspecified at Honor Care Network Pennsylvania
> OSHA SIR `2024076308` · 7/12/2024 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soft tissue injuries  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care
- **Source:** Patient
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Honor Care Network Pennsylvania
- **Location:** 111 Unknown, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19101
- **NAICS:** 623312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 12, 2024, an employee was providing home care for a client at an independent living facility. While transferring the client from a wheelchair onto a scooter, the employee suffered a back injury. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from lower back pain radiating down both legs, weakness, and numbness over both thighs.

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