OSHA Injury Report: Guthrie Lourdes Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Assisting to transfer a patient

What happened

Employee written statement is as follows: Brought an outpatient into CT2 and went to assist patient with stand-and-pivot maneuver to transfer from wheelchair to CT table. Patient put significantly more weight then was expected on me (felt close to full body weight) pulling straight downward to lift himself up and requiring me to adjust my stance to avoid losing balance. Patient had been ambulating in main DI waiting area with walker prior to requesting wheelchair so I was not expecting patient to put that much force on me to transfer. Back started hurting shortly afterwards and pain kept increasing attempted to treat with Tylenol and a lidocaine patch with minimal relief ended up clocking out and checking into ER for treatment when muscle spasms increased and started experiencing R lower extremity numbness. Diagnosed in ER with acute muscle strain.

Injury or illness

Patient Handling Physical Injury Acute muscle strain lower back right thigh lower extremity numbness.

Object or substance involved

Patient

Summary line

Patient Handling Physical Injury Acute muscle strain lower back right thigh lower extremity numbness.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.