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OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Life EMS Inc. in 1275 Cedar St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paramedic in ambulance services, air or ground.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Life EMS Inc.
Parent company
Life EMS Ambulance
Street
1275 Cedar St. NE
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49503
On-site location
In ambulance

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Cleaning the truck and completing an equipment check

What happened

The ambulance was being disinfected with a UV-C device in the patient compartment. The employee disregarded the safety warnings and entered the patient compartment to complete an equipment check without any eye protection which caused eye exposure to UV-C light.

Injury or illness

Retinal burns

Object or substance involved

UV-C light exposure

Summary line

Eye keratitis from exposure to UV light

Employee and industry

Job description
Paramedic
SOC code
29-2043 — Paramedics
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
688
Total hours worked
1143581
Establishment ID
91450
Employer case #
Lake-2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:20:32:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.