OSHA Injury Report: New England Baptist

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

setting up for a surgical case

What happened

I was holding a large patient for a spinal bed was very high patient was putting all his weight on me. I could feel a strain in my back. When case was over and moved patient I felt my lower back hurt on transfer. I took advil between cases and went on with my day. The [REDACTED] I could hardly get out of bed. Continued taking advil assuming it would go away eventually. Continued over the weekend and on [REDACTED] while lifting heavy pans and patients it started to get worse. I reported it to my manager at the end of the day and said I would call employee health in the morning.

Injury or illness

Soft Tissue Injury Strain Sprain; back; assisting patient

Object or substance involved

guiding patient

Summary line

Soft Tissue Injury StrainSprain; back; assisting patient

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.