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OSHA Injury Report: Highland Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Highland Hospital in 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was medical Assistant in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Highland Hospital
Parent company
Alameda Health System
Street
1411 East 31st Street
City
Oakland
State
CA
ZIP
94602
On-site location
Highland 1411 East 31 -Oakland

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

[REDACTED] Female Certified medical assistant- Injured employee heard a man yelling. She states the patient fell and was locked in the bathroom. The employee and her coworkers assisted the patient weighing around 250lbs off the floor and back into his wheelchair. Several minutes after the incident she then felt pain across her lower back that started to intensify. The fallen patient.

What happened

[REDACTED] Female Certified medical assistant- Injured employee heard a man yelling. She states the patient fell and was locked in the bathroom. The employee and her coworkers assisted the patient weighing around 250lbs off the floor and back into his wheelchair. Several minutes after the incident she then felt pain across her lower back that started to intensify. The fallen patient.

Injury or illness

Strain or Tear

Object or substance involved

Patient

Summary line

Strain or Tear - Back Lower - Patient

Employee and industry

Job description
Medical Assistant
SOC code
31-9092 — Medical Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2903
Total hours worked
3760747
EIN
943302014
Establishment ID
394726
Employer case #
23002858

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26APR24:18:36:00

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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.