OSHA Injury Report: Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Using a power stretcher to transfer a patient from the hospital to home. The patient was on the power stretcher with the employee and another individual steering the stretcher. The employee experienced pain in the left shoulder while using the power stretcher. Patient Handling

What happened

The employee 's written description is as follows. While getting patient to porch had to use full body to prevent sliding down path with stretcher and patient pushed into my torso then while lifting patient on power stretcher upstairs and into residence had to pivot due to angle and clutter and weight caused shoulder to feel pull followed by sharp pain. Using a power stretcher to transfer a patient from the hospital to home. The patient was on the power stretcher with the employee and another individual steering the stretcher. The employee experienced pain in the left shoulder while using the power stretcher. Patient Handling

Injury or illness

Patient Handling Physical Injury LEFT Shoulder Clavicle

Object or substance involved

No object-patient handling

Summary line

Patient Handling Physical Injury LEFT Shoulder Clavicle

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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.