OSHA Injury Report: Heart Hospital of Austin

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

assisting patient out of bed to use restroom

What happened

I WAS ASSISTING IN BOOSTING THIS PATIENT UP IN BED AND STRAINED BY BACK. THIS IS A RECURRING STRAIN THAT INITIALLY OCCURRED [REDACTED] WHILE WORKING IN THE ED AT [REDACTED] AND WAS TREATED THROUGH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AT THAT TIME. FROM TIME TO TIME THIS BACK INJURY CAN GET FLARED UP IF ASSISTING WITH CONSTANT LIFTING BOOSTING ACTIVITIES. NORMALLY THIS PAIN TYPICALLY RESOLVES WITH A FEW DAYS OF REST AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES. DURING WORK [REDACTED] I SUSTAINED ADDITIONAL INJURY STRAIN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ASSIST A PATIENT OUT OF BED TO URINATE. I AM EXPERIENCING PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK IN THE SAME SPOT AS MY INIITIAL INJURY FLARES.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain Back - Lower

Object or substance involved

patient management

Summary line

I WAS ASSISTING IN BOOSTING THIS PATIENT UP IN B[REDACTED] AND STRAIN[REDACTED] BY BACK. THIS IS A RECURRING STRAIN THAT INITIALLY OCCURR[REDACTED] [REDACTED] WHILE WORKING IN THE [REDACTED] AT [R[REDACTED]ACT[REDACTED]] AND WAS TREAT[REDACTED] THROUGH OC

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.