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OSHA Injury Report: Norwalk Community Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Norwalk Community Hospital in 13222 Bloomfield Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was diagnostic imaging tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Norwalk Community Hospital
Parent company
Prospect Medical Holdings/Alta Hospitals
Street
13222 Bloomfield Ave.
City
Norwalk
State
CA
ZIP
90650
On-site location
Radiology dept

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
19

Before the incident

taking an xray repositing a patient

What happened

On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] during a chest x-ray exam the patient [REDACTED] [REDACTED]: [REDACTED] was sliding down from gurney while performing a chest x-ray. Nursing was busy to assist in re-positioning the patient. The tech had to re-position the patient on his own. Once the x-ray was performed the tech felt a discomfort in lower back. It was not server until he had to re-position the patient for right and left foot x-rays. He finished the exams but when he returned to the radiology department. This is when he knew something was wrong.

Injury or illness

low back strain

Object or substance involved

repositioning a patient

Summary line

On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] during a chest x-ray exam the patient [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was sliding down from gurney while performing a chest x-ray. Nursing was busy to assist in re-positioning the patient. The tech had to re-position the patient on his o

Employee and industry

Job description
Diagnostic imaging tech
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
277
Total hours worked
354908
Establishment ID
1180313
Employer case #
188540

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:21:42:00

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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.