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OSHA Injury Report: Lowell General Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lowell General Hospital in 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854 resulted in days away from work. Employee was environmental Service in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lowell General Hospital
Parent company
Lowell General Hospital
Street
295 Varnum Avenue
City
Lowell
State
MA
ZIP
01854
On-site location
Hallway

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
12

Before the incident

breaking down boxes and placing them into the trash

What happened

EE was placing boxes into the trash when he slipped and to stop himself from falling reached out to the wall and felt sudden pinch to lower back.

Injury or illness

lumbar strain sustained while attempting to prevent fall

Object or substance involved

none

Summary line

lumbar strain sustained while attempting to prevent fall

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Service
SOC code
37-2019 — Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2438
Total hours worked
3178175
EIN
42103590
Establishment ID
1097318
Employer case #
295VARNAV-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:20:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
15FEB24:20:54:00

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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.