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OSHA Injury Report: Cherokee Medical Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Cherokee Medical Center in 1530 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, SC 29340 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paramedicSenior in hospital.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cherokee Medical Center
Parent company
SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Street
1530 N. Limestone St.
City
Gaffney
State
SC
ZIP
29340
On-site location
CMC Emergency Dept patient room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19
Days restricted or transferred
112

Before the incident

patient handling

What happened

Description of Occurrence*: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (Electronic Report) I was at the head of a patient for a transfer. I grabbed patient under arms. This was a 4 person move. As we began to move patient I felt a grinding then a pop. I lost all strength in my left arm. Activity Before Incident: receiving transfer report on patient

Injury or illness

left shoulder strain

Object or substance involved

patient handling

Summary line

left shoulder strain

Employee and industry

Job description
ParamedicSenior
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
622110 — Hospital
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
121
Total hours worked
126281
Establishment ID
826681
Employer case #
EV2025295

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
12:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20JAN26:17:50:00

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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.