OSHA Injury Report: Palo Alto County Health System

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee pushing residents in wheelchairs back to their rooms from the dining room

What happened

Employee reports she had already placed the [REDACTED] strap behind the resident sitting in the wheelchair with assistance from a co-worker. While she was pulling the strap under the resident 's arm and forward to hook to [REDACTED] she felt a pull in the front of her right shoulder. She reports an initial quick zing and then achy pain followed.

Injury or illness

Ache Strain Tear to the right shoulder

Object or substance involved

Pulling and repositioning resident.

Summary line

Instability and strain to the right shoulder from pulling and positioning a resident

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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.