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OSHA Injury Report: Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital in 91 Hospital Drive, Towanda, PA 18848 resulted in days away from work. Employee was emt in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital
Parent company
Robert Packer Hospital
Street
91 Hospital Drive
City
Towanda
State
PA
ZIP
18848
On-site location
RPH TMH EMHS Patients home located at 149 Water St, Wyalusing PA.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

The employees written documentation of the incident is as follows. Fully describe what happened in sequence listing time as accurately as possible. While lifting a very large man greater than 300#. I placed the stretcher in the back of the ambulance so the front would latch. [REDACTED] was assisting in lift assist. 2 firemen and my partner started lifting the stretcher before I was ready 1 fireman stopped lifting and moved away from the stretcher in the middle of the lift leaving only one fireman and my partner to lift to stretcher. This left the stretcher lopsided so I grabbed onto the stretcher to help lift into the back of ambulance 108. In doing so I strained my lower left side of my back.

What happened

The employees written documentation of the incident is as follows. Fully describe what happened in sequence listing time as accurately as possible. While lifting a very large man greater than 300#. I placed the stretcher in the back of the ambulance so the front would latch. [REDACTED] was assisting in lift assist. 2 firemen and my partner started lifting the stretcher before I was ready 1 fireman stopped lifting and moved away from the stretcher in the middle of the lift leaving only one fireman and my partner to lift to stretcher. This left the stretcher lopsided so I grabbed onto the stretcher to help lift into the back of ambulance 108. In doing so I strained my lower left side of my back. [REDACTED] was morbidly obese making it necessary for several people to lift him in the back of the ambulance What conditions influenced the incident (weather equipment malfunctions time of day stress etc)? [REDACTED] was morbidly obese and the height of the ambulance is high

Injury or illness

Patient Handling Physical Injury Strain Lumbar Spine

Object or substance involved

patient handling (lifting)

Summary line

Patient Handling Physical Injury Strain Lumbar Spine

Employee and industry

Job description
Emt
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
262
Total hours worked
574897
Establishment ID
1076321
Employer case #
9219307

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
16:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
16JAN26:20:32:00

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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.