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Ritzville, WA —

OSHA Injury Report: East Adams Rural Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at East Adams Rural Hospital in 903 S. Adams St, Ritzville, WA 99169 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was emergency Medical Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
East Adams Rural Hospital
Street
903 S. Adams St
City
Ritzville
State
WA
ZIP
99169
On-site location
Ambulance

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Driving EARH Ambulance on transport to Spokane WA Hospital. While driving felt pressure change and attempted to Valsalva Manoeuvre plugging nose and forcing air to try and open my ears from pressure change.

What happened

Driving EARH Ambulance on transport to Spokane WA Hospital. While driving felt pressure change and attempted to Valsalva Manoeuvre plugging nose and forcing air to try and open my ears from pressure change.

Injury or illness

Hearing Loss or Impairment

Object or substance involved

MISC - Other Miscellaneous NOC

Summary line

Driving EARH Ambulance on transport to Spokane WA Hospital. While driving felt pressure change and attempted to Valsalva Manoeuvre plugging nose and forcing air to try and open my ears from pressure change.

Employee and industry

Job description
Emergency Medical Technician
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
96
Total hours worked
140264
EIN
916001963
Establishment ID
435475
Employer case #
SX07250

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
23:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03MAR26:20:10:00

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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.