Poughkeepsie, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: Empress Ambulance Services Inc. North
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Empress Ambulance Services Inc. North in Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eMT in emergency medical transportation services, air or ground.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Empress Ambulance Services Inc. North
- Parent company
- Empress Ambulance Services Inc.
- Street
- 10 South White Street
- City
- Poughkeepsie
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12601
- On-site location
- Patients address
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 39
Before the incident
Employee was attempting to lift a patient off the floor
What happened
[REDACTED] reports injuring her back on a call during her 24 hour shift in [REDACTED] on [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] was obtaining vital signs on a patient and moving furniture in order to safely get the patient out of their residence. After moving an ottoman and standing up she felt a twinge in her back. She continued her shift and did not seek medical attention. She was advised that if she decides to seek medical attention to contact HR.
Injury or illness
Sprain or Tear of Lower Back Area Both Side
Object or substance involved
Strain of lifting the patient
Summary line
Sprain or Tear of Lower Back Area Both Side - Directly harmed by: Strain of lifting the patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- EMT
- SOC code
- 29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
- NAICS code
- 621910 — Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 403
- Total hours worked
- 678208
- Establishment ID
- 1144715
- Employer case #
- CY24-00296
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:03:47:00
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.