OSHA Injury Report: Southwest Medical Center Main Campus

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Medication pass assisting patient to the bathroom

What happened

I was assisting one of my patients in [REDACTED] to the restroom. She ambulated to the bathroom just fine but as she was turning around to sit on the toilet she suddenly passed out. I caught her lowering her down to the toilet and yelled for help. I was unable to get her fully on the toilet due to my positioning. I continued to yell for help and when no help arrived I used my staff locator button to trigger a code grey to get staff into the room as fast as possible. I was alone with the patient for about one-two minutes before the first helper arrived. During this I began to feel pain in my lower back that shoots up to my left shoulder. The pain did not subside with releasing the patient.

Injury or illness

Back - Low Back Lumbar - Left- Strain Sprain

Object or substance involved

patient handling

Summary line

Low back pain after patient handling- patient handling

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.