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OSHA Injury Report: Pacific Diagnostics Laboratories

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Pacific Diagnostics Laboratories in 454 South Patterson Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was clinical Lab Scientist Ii in medical Laboratory.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pacific Diagnostics Laboratories
Parent company
COTTAGE HEALTH
Street
454 South Patterson Avenue
City
Santa Barbara
State
CA
ZIP
93111
On-site location
Core Lab Microbiology

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Usual and customary work

What happened

Employee has right shoulder neck and upper back pain from performing work at the computer and microscope; states the chairs are also contributing to the problem.

Injury or illness

Right shoulder Upper back strain; from performing work at the computer and microscope

Object or substance involved

Cumulative trauma

Summary line

Right shoulder Upper back strain; from performing work at the computer and microscope

Employee and industry

Job description
Clinical Lab Scientist Ii
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
621511 — Medical Laboratory
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
363
Total hours worked
530283
Establishment ID
1157779
Employer case #
AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Submitted
24FEB24:00:10:00

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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.