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OSHA Injury Report: Raulerson Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Raulerson Hospital in 1796 Highway 441 North, Okeechobee, FL 34972 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was patient Safety Attendant in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Raulerson Hospital
Parent company
HCA
Street
1796 Highway 441 North
City
Okeechobee
State
FL
ZIP
34972
On-site location
Medical Surgical Unit

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
15

Before the incident

Caring for patient

What happened

taking pt to bedside commode she stopped froze and curled over leaving me to handle her full body weight felt my back pull but could not drop the pt [REDACTED] and Elexis were the pcts for the med surg had ice pack pain keeps getting worse major back pains biofreeze didn 't help

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain Back

Object or substance involved

Patient weight

Summary line

taking pt to bedside commode she froze and curled over I had to handle her full body wt felt my back pull but could not drop the pt had ice pack pain keeps getting worse major back pains biofreeze didn 't help

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Safety Attendant
SOC code
31-1132 — Orderlies
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
408
Total hours worked
600142
EIN
591833934
Establishment ID
547568
Employer case #
V30933-83

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
15JAN26:18:41:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.