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OSHA Injury Report: Chester County Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA 19380 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was pRN Physical Therapy Assistant in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Chester County Hospital
Parent company
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Street
701 E Marshall Street
City
West Chester
State
PA
ZIP
19380
On-site location
D7400 PHYSICAL THERAPY
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

I was getting a patient to sit at the edge of the bed Patient was trying to sit upright as I went to raise the head of the bed when he grabbed my right arm and tried to pull himself up I braced my knees against the bed trying to pull my right arm away f

I was getting a patient to sit at the edge of the bed Patient was trying to sit upright as I went to raise the head of the bed when he grabbed my right arm and tried to pull himself up I braced my knees against the bed trying to pull my right arm away f

Strain Shoulder I m having pain in my right shoulder blade that sometimes radiates down the ulnar side of my arm to the wrist elbow It is especially painful as my day goes on at my side I get some relief with pressure on my right scapula sitting I get more relief when lying down with a pillow under my shoulders head I also get pain in my armpit at times with pins needles in my right side of neck

Patient

I was getting a patient to sit at the edge of the bed Patient was trying to sit upright as I went to raise the head of the bed when he grabbed my right arm and tried to pull himself up I braced my knees against the bed trying to pull my right arm away f

Job description
PRN Physical Therapy Assistant
SOC code
31-2021 — Physical Therapist Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2891
Total hours worked
3966430
EIN
230469150
Establishment ID
299187
Employer case #
BAM-005257
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30
Time of incident
11:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
11FEB2025:15:21:00

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.