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OSHA Injury Report: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of North Alabama

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of North Alabama in 1490 Highway 72 East, Huntsvillle, AL 35811 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lPN in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of North Alabama
Parent company
Encompass Health
Street
1490 Highway 72 East
City
Huntsvillle
State
AL
ZIP
35811
On-site location
Patient Room 225

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
75

Before the incident

Holding patient up

What happened

Employee was attempting to hold patient up who standing and should not have been while reaching for the wheelchair.

Injury or illness

Strained back

Object or substance involved

Patient 's weight and stretching to get wheelchair

Summary line

Strained back

Employee and industry

Job description
LPN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
249
Total hours worked
464338
EIN
371921725
Establishment ID
1109185
Employer case #
13

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
13:55
Filing year
2024
Submitted
22JAN2025:22:25:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.