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OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Life EMS Inc. in 1275 Cedar St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was paramedic 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
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
24

Before the incident

Responded to a 911 call

What happened

Employee removed equipment from ambulance and shut the side door when their hand slid due to it being wet and the door shut on their right index finger.

Injury or illness

Open fracture to the distal end of the right index finger

Object or substance involved

Caught in the ambulance door

Summary line

Avulsion fracture to tip of right index finger from getting caught in the side door of the ambulance

Employee and industry

Job description
Paramedic
SOC code
29-2043 — Paramedics
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
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:15:13:00

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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.