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OSHA Injury Report: AMERICAN AMBULANCE SERVICE

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at AMERICAN AMBULANCE SERVICE in 80 HIGH ST, NORWICH, CT 6360 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pARAMEDIC in ambulance services, air or ground.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
AMERICAN AMBULANCE SERVICE
Parent company
HARTFORD HEALTH CARE CORP
Street
80 HIGH ST
City
NORWICH
State
CT
ZIP
6360
On-site location
9 GERMAINIA AVE NORWICH CT

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
14
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

TRANSPORTING A PATIENT TO THE HOSPITAL

What happened

WAS CALLED FOR TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL WITH VENTILATOR DONNED FULL PPE WITH BOOTIES DUE TO BEDBUGS WHILE MOVING PATIENT TO STRETCHER FROM BED WITH WEIGHT OF 400 POUNDS BOOTIES OVER MY BOOTS AND HARDWOOD FLOORS WITH DEBRIS ON FLOOR C

Injury or illness

LOWER BACK AREA (LUMBAR LUMBAR-SACRAL) FALL SLIP Injury

Object or substance involved

DEBRIS ON FLOOR

Summary line

WAS CALLED FOR TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL WITH VENTILATOR DONNED FULL PPE WITH BOOTIES DUE TO BEDBUGS WHILE MOVING PATIENT TO STRETCHER FROM BED WITH WEIGHT OF 400 POUNDS BOOTIES OVER MY BOOTS AND HARDWOOD FLOORS WITH DEBRIS ON FLOOR C

Employee and industry

Job description
PARAMEDIC
SOC code
29-2043 — Paramedics
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
170
Total hours worked
287317
EIN
61028857
Establishment ID
1373977
Employer case #
F6D8353

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:44
Time of incident
7:14
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:19:07:00

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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.