OSHA Injury Report: Eau Claire

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Position reposition patient

What happened

I was helping patient with bed mobility. I was working in inpatient physical therapy and I reached across the bed with my right hand to assist patient 's right hand to left bed rail to help him roll to edge of bed. He could not reach the bed rail so he just pulled on my right arm. I Felt a strain in the right shoulder but it did not hurt at the time. Throughout night I was having difficulty laying on the right side and by morning had difficulty moving my right arm. I worked in outpatient today but just made accommodations to not use my right arm as much. Pain is occurring now at rest and with movement.

Injury or illness

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Shoulder

Object or substance involved

Patient pulling on arm during repositioning

Summary line

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Shoulder from Patient pulling on arm during repositioning

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.