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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 paramedic 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
In back of ambulance 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
167

Before the incident

Treating a patient in the back of the ambulance

What happened

The patient suddenly became agitated and aggressive towards the employee. The patient struck the employee multiple times and pushed them into the wall of the ambulance

Injury or illness

Strain fracture

Object or substance involved

Assaulted by patient

Summary line

Strain fracture of right rib and chest wall and right shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Paramedic
SOC code
29-2043 — Paramedics
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
177
Total hours worked
282563
Establishment ID
109302
Employer case #
22

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:30
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26JAN26:19:35:00

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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.