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OSHA Injury Report: Lester E. Cox Medical Centers

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Lester E. Cox Medical Centers in 3801 S. National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65807 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was nurse aid in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lester E. Cox Medical Centers
Parent company
Lester E. Cox Medical Centers
Street
3801 S. National Avenue
City
Springfield
State
MO
ZIP
65807
On-site location
CS-Nursing-3rdflr

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
21

Before the incident

checking in on patients.

What happened

putting a wedge under a patient; the patient on his side started to roll back. Emp grabbed tried to pull the patient back. for just a second too get the wedge where it needed to be and when Emp pulled him back over Emp felt a pop in his back and now Emp am having sharp pains shoot down his legs as well.

Injury or illness

Strain to lower back

Object or substance involved

None

Summary line

Strain to lower back positioning patient

Employee and industry

Job description
Nurse aid
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
11485
Total hours worked
18228639
EIN
440577118
Establishment ID
1310288
Employer case #
381697

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:26
Time of incident
8:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
11FEB26:03:13:00

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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.