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OSHA Injury Report: Pennsylvania Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Pennsylvania Hospital in 800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pATIENT CARE ASSISTANT in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pennsylvania Hospital
Parent company
Trustees of University of Pennsylvania
Street
800 Spruce Street
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
ZIP
19107
On-site location
A4154-NURSING 7 SCHIEDT

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Throughout the night me and another coworker were pulling a patient up in bed. The morning of the accident me and another coworker were doing postmortem care for a patient that we had to pull and turn. Back spasms after doing postmortem care.

What happened

Throughout the night me and another coworker were pulling a patient up in bed. The morning of the accident me and another coworker were doing postmortem care for a patient that we had to pull and turn. Back spasms after doing postmortem care.

Injury or illness

Strain - Back (Upper) - Back spasms after doing postmortem care.

Object or substance involved

Patient - Lift Transfer

Summary line

Throughout the night me and another coworker were pulling a patient up in bed. The morning of the accident me and another coworker were doing postmortem care for a patient that we had to pull and turn. Back spasms after doing postmortem care.

Employee and industry

Job description
PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3139
Total hours worked
5021629
EIN
311538725
Establishment ID
299698
Employer case #
BAM-004940

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:18:25:00

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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.