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OSHA Injury Report: Lowell General Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Lowell General Hospital in 295 Varnum Ave., Lowell, MA 1854 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was rN IV in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lowell General Hospital
Parent company
Lowell General Hospital
Street
295 Varnum Ave.
City
Lowell
State
MA
ZIP
1854
On-site location
patient room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Before the incident

attempted to help boost patient

What happened

When assisting an obese patient to position for mealtime the patient used this employee for leverage without adequate preparation Immediately following this employee had moderate persistent low back discomfort worsened with walking

Injury or illness

left side back strain

Object or substance involved

Patient care

Summary line

left side back pain when transferring patient

Employee and industry

Job description
RN IV
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2229
Total hours worked
3474321
EIN
42103590
Establishment ID
1274604
Employer case #
2024-04-00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
8:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
29JAN2025:14:44:00

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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.