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OSHA Injury Report: Westwood Ridge II

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Westwood Ridge II in 61 Thompson Ave S, West St. Paul, MN 55118 resulted in days away from work. Employee was resident Assistant in assisted-living facilities with on-site nursing facilities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Westwood Ridge II
Parent company
Walker Methodist
Street
61 Thompson Ave S
City
West St. Paul
State
MN
ZIP
55118
On-site location
Resident Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

Before the incident

Employee was assisting her coworker with a resident.

What happened

Employee and coworker were transferring the resident from the bed to the wheelchair and the residents ' legs gave out on her and she did not make it to the wheelchair and the staff had to lower her to the ground. When that happened the employee felt a sharp pain in her lower back.

Injury or illness

Lower back area strain

Object or substance involved

N A

Summary line

Back strain while completing a resident transfer

Employee and industry

Job description
Resident Assistant
SOC code
31-1122 — Personal Care Aides
NAICS code
623311 — Assisted-living facilities with on-site nursing facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
153
Total hours worked
184628
Establishment ID
374016
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:47:00.000
Time of incident
5:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:15:34:00

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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.