Newburgh, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: Empress Ambulance Services Inc. South
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Empress Ambulance Services Inc. South in Newburgh, NY 12550 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paramedic in emergency medical transportation services, air or ground.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Empress Ambulance Services Inc. South
- Parent company
- Empress Ambulance Services Inc.
- Street
- 722 Nepperhan Avenue
- City
- Newburgh
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12550
- On-site location
- proximity- 46 Lafayette St White Plains, NY 10601, in the back of an ambulance
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
While caring for a patient in the back of the ambulance there was a catastrophic malfunction of the air conditioning system in the patient compartment. A loud bang was heard and the system released refrigerant into the patient compartment
What happened
possible injury to neck while moving the patient out of the vehicle and possible inhalation of refrigerant material when canister released product in the cabin area.
Injury or illness
possible neck pain and possible inhalation of airborne product before moving to open air area outside the ambulance (Cabin area)
Object or substance involved
ergonomics body mechanics and movement airborne product
Summary line
Illness headneck cervical refrigerant leak and release
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paramedic
- SOC code
- 29-2043 — Paramedics
- NAICS code
- 621910 — Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 569
- Total hours worked
- 954690
- Establishment ID
- 1144721
- Employer case #
- CY24-00493
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 7:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:18:00:00
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.