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OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Life EMS Inc. in 1275 Cedar St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eMT in ambulance services, air or ground.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Life EMS Inc.
Parent company
Life EMS Ambulance
Street
1275 Cedar St. NE
City
Grand Rapids
State
MI
ZIP
49503
On-site location
On scene of a call

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Responding to a 911 call

What happened

While carrying the medication bag an improperly disposed of needle punctured through the bag and into the leg of the employee

Injury or illness

Sharps exposure of unknown source

Object or substance involved

uncapped needle not properly placed in the sharps container

Summary line

Puncture wound to right leg

Employee and industry

Job description
EMT
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
688
Total hours worked
1143581
Establishment ID
91450
Employer case #
Kalamazoo-

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29JAN24:21:14:00

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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.