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OSHA Injury Report: Richmond Ambulance Authority

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Richmond Ambulance Authority in 2400 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23220 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was eMT in emergency medical transportation services, air or ground.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Parent company
Richmond Ambulance Authority
Street
2400 Hermitage Road
City
Richmond
State
VA
ZIP
23220
On-site location
Patient residence

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

EE was in the process of restraining a patient that had become violent.

What happened

While attempting to restrain the patient EE had their wrist twisted and bit by their patient - no broken skin only pain and minor swelling.

Injury or illness

Contusion of left wrist bite mark to left wrist.

Object or substance involved

Patient bite mark and twisting of left wrist from altercation.

Summary line

E had left wrist twisted and bit by combative patient.

Employee and industry

Job description
EMT
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
621910 — Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
226
Total hours worked
40500
Establishment ID
1175629
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:44:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:22:39:00

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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.