OSHA Injury Report: TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Assisting a patient

What happened

I WAS HELPING TRANSFER A PT INTO A WHEELCHAIR. HE WAS VERY UNSTEADY. HE WAS VERY SET ON GETTING INTO THE WHEELCHAIR A SPECIFIC WAY BUT I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT SAFE BECAUSE HE WAS SO SHAKEY AND COULD NOT WALK. I TOLD HIM HE WOULD JUST NEED TO STAND AND I WOULD ASSIST HIM IN TURNING AND GETTING IN THE WHEELCHAIR. WHEN HE STOOD HE TRIED TO WALK FORWARD AND STARTED TO FALL. I WAS HOLDING UNDER HIS ARM STANDING BEHIND HIM AND HAD TO LEAN FORWARD AND PULL HIM BACK TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING FORWARD. IN DOING SO I FELT MY LOWER BACK SHIFT AND A VERY SHARP PAIN. IT IS NOW SHOOTING UP MY BACK DOWN MY LEGS AND INTO MY ARMS.

Injury or illness

Strain Back strain back due to transferring pt; will be seen at Care Now

Object or substance involved

falling patient

Summary line

Assisting uncooperative patient into wheel chair PT started to fall forward EM injured their back trying to prevent PT from falling.

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.