OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380082

UPMC SUSQUEHANNA

WILLIAMSPORT, PA· 2021-06-22T00:00:00

Event: Back, Fracture, Internal Bleeding, Lost Balance, Neck, Rib, Roll, Roll-Over, Struck Against, Struck By
NAICS: 622110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345469050
Employer profile: UPMC SUSQUEHANNA
Summary number: 221380082
Report ID: 0317700

Event description

Employee sustains multiple injuries after striking cabinets

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on June 22, 2021, Employee #1 was providing patient care while standing in the back of a moving ambulance. As the vehicle turned and passed over a dip in the road, the employee lost balance and struck the cabinets along the ambulance wall. The employee sustained back and neck pain, internal bleeding, a hemothorax, and fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
7017

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