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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 cNA 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 Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
41

Before the incident

Assisting RN to pull patient up as patient was sliding down on bed.

What happened

As both employees one on either side of bed grabbed the pad to pull patient up and pulled she felt a pull to lower back

Injury or illness

radiating pain from hip left lower back and left leg ( strain)

Object or substance involved

None

Summary line

Assisting to lift patient up as she did she felt a muscle pull on her back

Employee and industry

Job description
CNA
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
572
Total hours worked
985002
Establishment ID
953944
Employer case #
47

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:13:37:00

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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.