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OSHA Injury Report: Opelousas General Hospital Authority

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Opelousas General Hospital Authority in 539 E. Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 resulted in days away from work. Employee was clerical Supervisor in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Opelousas General Hospital Authority
Parent company
Opelousas General Health System
Street
539 E. Prudhomme Street
City
Opelousas
State
LA
ZIP
70570
On-site location
Admit

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
28

Before the incident

Meeting with Admit Manager.

What happened

Helping to lift a one-legged obese patient that had fallen into a wheelchair when she felt a pop & immediate pain.

Injury or illness

Compression Fracture of L1

Object or substance involved

Lifting a one-legged obese patient.

Summary line

Compression Fracture of L1

Employee and industry

Job description
Clerical Supervisor
SOC code
11-9111 — Medical and Health Services Managers
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1110
Total hours worked
1623241
EIN
720708111
Establishment ID
752787
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:03:00.000
Time of incident
7:52:00.000
Submitted
16JAN24:13:48:00

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Source

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