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OSHA Injury Report: Village of Arlington Heights - Fire Department

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Village of Arlington Heights - Fire Department in 1150 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighterParamedic in fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Village of Arlington Heights - Fire Department
Parent company
Village of Arlington Heights - Fire Department
Street
1150 N. Arlington Heights Road
City
Arlington Heights
State
IL
ZIP
60004
On-site location
Decend Stairs

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
27

Before the incident

Moving patient down the stairs on a stairchair to transfer to ambulance cot for transport

What happened

Stairchair started to slip due traction. Employee twisted to hold railing and stairchair to control decent. Felt a discomfort in back.

Injury or illness

lower left back discomfort

Object or substance involved

Stairchair

Summary line

Lower left back discomfort

Employee and industry

Job description
FirefighterParamedic
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
922160 — Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private))
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
117
Total hours worked
298234
EIN
366005774
Establishment ID
675866
Employer case #
97

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
10:53
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06FEB26:17:23:00

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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.