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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 mobility Transportation 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 a wheelchair van

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
64

Before the incident

Preparing to unload an empty wheelchair to bring into the facility to pick up a customer

What happened

While bending over to lift the wheelchair off of the storage rack the employee developed lower back pain.

Injury or illness

Lumbar sacral back strain with sciatica

Object or substance involved

Reaching bending

Summary line

Lumbar strain from lifting empty wheelchair from the wheelchair storage rack

Employee and industry

Job description
Mobility Transportation
SOC code
53-3011 — Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Tech
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
177
Total hours worked
282563
Establishment ID
109302
Employer case #
43

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
12:30
Time of incident
13:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:20:38:00

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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.