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OSHA Injury Report: Canton Potsdam Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Canton Potsdam Hospital in 50 Leroy Street, Potsdam, NY 13676 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was registered Nurse in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Canton Potsdam Hospital
Parent company
St. Lawrence Health
Street
50 Leroy Street
City
Potsdam
State
NY
ZIP
13676
On-site location
incline ramp corridor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
50

Before the incident

EE was pushing a 325 patient up the ramp to leave hospital

What happened

as she went up the ramp had numbness from hip down to foot. got worse throughout the day.

Injury or illness

back and leg strain

Object or substance involved

poor body mechanics

Summary line

I was pushing a 335lb patient up the ramp after her procedure to take her out to the car. Once I got back to the LOC and started my next case numbness went down my right leg into my right foot.

Employee and industry

Job description
Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1342
Total hours worked
2193799
Establishment ID
1137063
Employer case #
W00498623

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:19:41:00

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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.