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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 lVN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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
Medical Surgical Dept.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
15

Before the incident

Repositioning patient

What happened

Nurse states as she was repositioning patient she felt a tug to her back

Injury or illness

back injury

Object or substance involved

patient

Summary line

back injury felt a tug to back as she attempted to reposition patient

Employee and industry

Job description
LVN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
572
Total hours worked
985002
Establishment ID
953944
Employer case #
42

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:20:51:00

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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.