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OSHA Injury Report: Empress Ambulance Services Inc. North

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Empress Ambulance Services Inc. North in 10 South White Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eMT in emergency medical transportation services, air or ground.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Empress Ambulance Services Inc. North
Parent company
Empress Ambulance Services Inc.
Street
10 South White Street
City
Poughkeepsie
State
NY
ZIP
12601
On-site location
35 Dick Williams Lane Ulster Park NY 12487

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Removing the [REDACTED] from the ambulance

What happened

I was getting the reeves stretcher out of the ambulance for a patient when my boot got caught on the stretcher hook and I feel forward to the ground hitting my shin on the metal step. Witnessed by an Port Ewen Fireman from a distance while he was holding apartment door open for reentry.

Injury or illness

Contusion Bruise of Right Side

Object or substance involved

Medical Equipment Clinical Instruments - Other tools instruments and equipment not otherwise classified NOC

Summary line

Contusion Bruise of Right Side - Directly harmed by: Medical Equipment Clinical Instruments - Other tools instruments and equipment not otherwise classified NOC

Employee and industry

Job description
EMT
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
621910 — Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
403
Total hours worked
678208
Establishment ID
1144715
Employer case #
CY24-00468

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
23:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:03:47:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.