OSHA Injury Report: Ketchikan Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

just about to start personal care

What happened

Had this chronic shoulder pain that come and go but aggravated getting worst doing a heavy patient on [REDACTED] felt the worst pain never felt before while doing this patient I stopped doing the care rested and pain went away. Since the pain went away I didn 't file safety2sahare report. I ignored until pain recurred again but it will go after resting. I went to see provider [REDACTED] and referred me to PT started [REDACTED]. Still I continued working until [REDACTED] when I decided I need to take a time off from work to rest my shoulder for I felt the pain not only on my right shoulder but radiates to my arm and felt numbness on my upper back and arms [REDACTED] I reported to our boss [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] regarding my problem and they were very helpful got a call from employee health right away advised me what to do. I 've asked 2 weeks time off from work need to call provider again [REDACTED] to get medical certificate.

Injury or illness

Multiple Body Parts - Right- Other Traumatic Injuries and Disorders

Object or substance involved

n a

Summary line

Shoulder pain from repetitive patient handling

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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.