Grand Rapids, MI —
OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.-Kent
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Life EMS Inc.-Kent in Grand Rapids, MI 49503 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mobility transportation in ambulance services, air or ground.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Life EMS Inc.-Kent
- Parent company
- Life EMS Ambulance
- Street
- 1275 Cedar St. NE
- City
- Grand Rapids
- State
- MI
- ZIP
- 49503
- On-site location
- In a wheelchair transport van
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 16
Before the incident
Removing wheelchair from van to pick up customer
What happened
While lowering the wheelchair the employee lost their grip on the wheelchair causing them to reach for it suddenly and upon catching it the weight of the falling wheelchair caused pain in their right side chest wall
Injury or illness
Right sided rib chest wall muscle strain
Object or substance involved
Weight of the falling wheelchair
Summary line
Right sided chest wall strain from lowering wheelchair out of van
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mobility transportation
- SOC code
- 53-3011 — Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Tech
- NAICS code
- 621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 362
- Total hours worked
- 602650
- Establishment ID
- 109260
- Employer case #
- 19
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 16:30
- Time of incident
- 18:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 22JAN26:16:54:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.