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OSHA Injury Report: Knapp Medical Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Knapp Medical Center in 1401 E. 8th Street, Weslaco, TX 78596 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was transporter in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Knapp Medical Center
Parent company
Knapp Medical Center
Street
1401 E. 8th Street
City
Weslaco
State
TX
ZIP
78596
On-site location
Radiology

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Before the incident

Preparing to return patient to their room post [REDACTED]

What happened

Pt being transported via w c weight 411 lbs. Employee states weight of w c and pushing caused a muscle to feel like it was pulled

Injury or illness

pulled muscle to leg

Object or substance involved

pt 's weight in w c

Summary line

pushing pt who weighed 411 lbs in w c causing pulled muscle

Employee and industry

Job description
Transporter
SOC code
31-1132 — Orderlies
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
572
Total hours worked
985002
Establishment ID
953944
Employer case #
37

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:20:23:00

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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.