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OSHA Injury Report: Dewey Fire Company No.1 Ambulance

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Dewey Fire Company No.1 Ambulance in 502 Durham Street, Hellertown, PA 18055 resulted in days away from work. Employee was emergency Medical Technician in emergency medical transportation services, air or ground.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Dewey Fire Company No.1 Ambulance
Parent company
Dewey Fire Company No.1
Street
502 Durham Street
City
Hellertown
State
PA
ZIP
18055
On-site location
Main Street in the area of I-78 ramp

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
21

Before the incident

Providing patient care

What happened

The ambulance was cut off by another driver and the ambulance driver had to make an abrupt stop and EMT to hit the cabinets inside the ambulance and hit her head and right upper arm.

Injury or illness

Shoulder pain head injury

Object or substance involved

Cabinetry inside the patient compartment of the ambulance

Summary line

The ambulance was cut off by another driver and the ambulance driver had to make an abrupt stop and EMT to hit the cabinets inside the ambulance and hit her head and right upper arm.

Employee and industry

Job description
Emergency Medical Technician
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
621910 — Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
40
Total hours worked
25367
EIN
240823813
Establishment ID
1068949
Employer case #
2023089238

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
08JAN24:21:22:00

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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.