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OSHA Injury Report: Kern County Hospital Authority

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kern County Hospital Authority in 1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was bioMed Elect Tech III.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kern County Hospital Authority
Street
1700 Mount Vernon Avenue
City
Bakersfield
State
CA
ZIP
93306
On-site location
1700 Mount Vernon Avenue

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

Regular Job Duties

What happened

EE was repairing a surgical bed which involved calibration To calibrate EE had to lift five 50lb weights into bed He finished shift on [REDACTED] and the [REDACTED] he had severe lower back pain

Injury or illness

Strain - Trauma to muscle - Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Surgical beds 50lb weights used to calibrate surgical

Summary line

Strain - Trauma to muscle - Lower Back (Lumbar Sacral) - Material

Employee and industry

Job description
BioMed Elect Tech III
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1755
Total hours worked
2559295
EIN
475618278
Establishment ID
1094437
Employer case #
24-181658

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
27JAN2025:19:23:00

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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.