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OSHA Injury Report: Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in 50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was physical Therapist in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Parent company
Maine Coast Healthcare Corp
Street
50 Union Street
City
Ellsworth
State
ME
ZIP
04605
On-site location
Patient area

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
63

Before the incident

Patient care

What happened

While assisting an orthopedic patient how to manipulate stairs the patient put their body weight on the employee causing her neck and lumbar muscles to seize.

Injury or illness

Back and neck pain seized

Object or substance involved

Patient 's body weight on the employee

Summary line

Strained back and neck while assisting an orthopedic patient to manipulate stairs

Employee and industry

Job description
Physical Therapist
SOC code
29-1123 — Physical Therapists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
399
Total hours worked
761648
EIN
10190331
Establishment ID
1010998
Employer case #
23

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:29:00.000
Time of incident
10:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:21:50:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.