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OSHA Injury Report: WakeMed Cary Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at WakeMed Cary Hospital in 1900 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC 27518 resulted in days away from work. Employee was environmental Svcs Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Parent company
WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Street
1900 Kildaire Farm Road
City
Cary
State
NC
ZIP
27518
On-site location
CARY HOSPITAL

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was lifting a heavy linen bag from a linen hamper during a discharge cleaning and injured her lower back.

What happened

EE was lifting a heavy linen bag from a linen hamper during a discharge cleaning and injured her lower back.

Injury or illness

PAIN Back Lower

Object or substance involved

Heavy Linen Bag

Summary line

PAIN Back Lower

Employee and industry

Job description
Environmental Svcs Technician
SOC code
17-3025 — Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1962
Total hours worked
2050165
EIN
566017737
Establishment ID
628745
Employer case #
WWMED-2023

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:06:00.000
Time of incident
2:00:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:19:41:00

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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.