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OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.-Kalamazoo

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Life EMS Inc.-Kalamazoo in 517 E. North St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007 resulted in days away from work. Employee was emergency Medical Technician in ambulance services, air or ground.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Life EMS Inc.-Kalamazoo
Parent company
Life EMS Ambulance
Street
517 E. North St.
City
Kalamazoo
State
MI
ZIP
49007
On-site location
On scene of a call at a patient's house

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
136

Before the incident

Transported a patient from the hospital back to their home

What happened

While moving the patient into the house by carrying them on a device from the stretcher up the porch steps the employee injured their back

Injury or illness

Lumbar muscle strain

Object or substance involved

Moving a patient

Summary line

Acute myofascial strain of the lumbar back

Employee and industry

Job description
Emergency Medical Technician
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
177
Total hours worked
282563
Establishment ID
109302
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
16:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23JAN26:20:52:00

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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.