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OSHA Injury Report: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Altoona

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Altoona in 2005 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was occupational Therapist in physical rehabilitation hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Altoona
Parent company
Encompass Health
Street
2005 Valley View Blvd
City
Altoona
State
PA
ZIP
16602
On-site location
Patient Bathroom

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
42

Before the incident

Toileting a patient

What happened

While transferring a patient for toileting strained lower back

Injury or illness

Strain to lower back

Object or substance involved

Patient transfer

Summary line

Pull in lower back during patient toilet transfer

Employee and industry

Job description
Occupational Therapist
SOC code
29-1122 — Occupational Therapists
NAICS code
622310 — Physical rehabilitation hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
284
Total hours worked
379778
EIN
262198419
Establishment ID
1078015
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
24JAN24:22:10:00

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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.