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OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.-Kalamazoo

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Life EMS Inc.-Kalamazoo in 517 E. North St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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 the scene of a 911 call

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
173

Before the incident

Helping their paramedic partner in treating a patient who called [REDACTED].

What happened

The patient suddenly became violent and the EMT was exiting the back of the ambulance when the patient grabbed the EMT 's wrist and twisted her arm behind her back and pushed her into the open door of the ambulance as he was escaping the back of the ambulance

Injury or illness

Left shoulder strain sprain

Object or substance involved

Assaulted by combative patient

Summary line

Left shoulder strain from being assaulted by a combative patient

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 #
21

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26JAN26:19:25:00

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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.