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OSHA Injury Report: Gove County Medical Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Gove County Medical Center in 520 West 5th Street, Quinter, KS 67752 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was patient Care Technician in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gove County Medical Center
Parent company
Gove County Medical Center
Street
520 West 5th Street
City
Quinter
State
KS
ZIP
67752
On-site location
Patient 's Room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Assisting a coworker lift a patient up in bed using a draw sheet and pad.

What happened

When EE lifted patient she immediately felt a sharp pain in her back and L hip.

Injury or illness

Sharp pain and sensation of heat through lower back and left hip. EE stated that it was difficult to walk without having terrible pain. EE used personal tens unit on her back and finished her shift.

Object or substance involved

Manual lifting of patient.

Summary line

EE was helping move patient up in bed using a draw sheet. EE felt sharp pain and sensation of heat in her lower back and L hip. EE had difficulty walking without experiencing pain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Care Technician
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
155
Total hours worked
222055
EIN
486065840
Establishment ID
563950
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:41:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17JAN24:20:45:00

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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.