San Jose, CA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics)
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) in 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was therapy technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Street
- 751 South Bascom Avenue
- City
- San Jose
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 95128
- On-site location
- 751 S Bascom Avenue San Jose CA 95128
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
When completing general maintenance on a wheelchair upon closing a rigid footrest [REDACTED] used force to close footrest and jammed finger. Additionally felt tingling numbing sensation from pinkie all the way to elbow. Due to pain [REDACTED] modified positioning of arm when providing patient care.
What happened
When completing general maintenance on a wheelchair upon closing a rigid footrest [REDACTED] used force to close footrest and jammed finger. Additionally felt tingling numbing sensation from pinkie all the way to elbow. Due to pain [REDACTED] modified positioning of arm when providing patient care. Had to apply excessive force because the footrest was stuck.
Injury or illness
Repetitive lifting pushing pulling cause nerve pain to left hand finger through left elbow
Object or substance involved
Wheelchair
Summary line
When completing general maintenance on a wheelchair employee used force to close footrest and jammed finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- THERAPY TECHNICIAN
- SOC code
- 29-2099: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 7,283
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 14,566,000
- EIN
- 946000533
- Establishment ID
- 389857
- Employer case #
- 0921-24-11
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:15
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-25
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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