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OSHA Injury Report: EGV - Fire Department

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at EGV - Fire Department in Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighter Paramedic in ambulance and fire service combined.

Establishment
EGV - Fire Department
Parent company
Village of Elk Grove Village
Street
901 Wellington Avenue
City
Elk Grove Village
State
IL
ZIP
60007
On-site location
During a rescue drill
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Employee was participating in a rescue drill where the crew was transporting an unresponsive firefighter in full gear down a flight of stairs.

Employee was holding the head of the victim. He was forced to be bent over while holding the victim off the stairs. Being bent over while holding weight caused him to be in a position requiring improper lifting technique.

Pain to the lower back

Rescue drill that resulted in employee carrying a victim off the stairs.

Pain to lower back

Job description
Firefighter Paramedic
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Ambulance and fire service combined
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
102
Total hours worked
225733
EIN
366009201
Establishment ID
1092255
Employer case #
23-29
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:17:48:00

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