OSHA Injury Report: 1254-Wilkes Medical Center-1370 West D St

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

getting unresponsive patient out of private vehicle

What happened

Family arrived with unresponsive patient and registration called staff to get patient out of car. Patient was unresponsive drooped over to left side over center console. In a very small area of space to get an unresponsive patient out of I picked the patient up while someone else got his legs to place in a wheelchair to take into ED for treatment.

Injury or illness

Patient Handling-Strain Or Injury By Lifting-Strain-Wrist(s) and Hand(s)-Patient Care - Pat Han Ergo

Object or substance involved

Patients weight and having to move in odd position to safely transport patient out of vehicle

Summary line

Patient Handling-Strain Or Injury By Lifting-Strain-Wrist(s) and Hand(s)-Patient Care - Pat [REDACTED] ErgoWrist(s) and Hand(s)Patients weight and having to move in odd position to safely transport patient out of vehicle

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.