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OSHA Injury Report: Life EMS Inc.-Kent

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Life EMS Inc.-Kent in Grand Rapids, MI 49503 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was emergency Medical Technician 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
Inside of a patient's house
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
7

Responded to a 911 call for a patient who fell in their house and was unable to get up on their own

The employee was helping to lift the patient from the floor to their bed when they felt a pain in their lower back.

Strain of the lumbar spine

Having to lift the patient with limited space due to them being a hoarder

Lumbar strain from helping to lift the patient from the floor to their bed

Job description
Emergency Medical Technician
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
362
Total hours worked
602650
Establishment ID
109260
Employer case #
36
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
21:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:21:13:00

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.