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OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.-Kent

Injury · Days away from work

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.

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
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
16

Removing wheelchair from van to pick up customer

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

Right sided rib chest wall muscle strain

Weight of the falling wheelchair

Right sided chest wall strain from lowering wheelchair out of van

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
Date of incident
Shift started
16:30
Time of incident
18:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:16:54:00

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.