OSHA Injury Report: Salem Facility LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Patient Handling

What happened

Employee was safely transferring a patient from wheelchair to bed. Once he picked up the patient he realized the patient was too heavy for him to carry alone. When he put patient back down he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Center Low Back Area (Lumbar): Pain

Object or substance involved

Patient Handling

Summary line

Employee was safely transferring a patient from wheelchair to bed. Once he picked up the patient he realized the patient was too heavy for him to carry alone. When he put patient back down he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.