Palmer, AK ·
OSHA Injury Report: Station 5-1 EMS
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Station 5-1 EMS in 1911 S Terrace Rd, Palmer, AK 99645 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was micp in ambulance and fire service combined.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Station 5-1 EMS
- Parent company
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Street
- 1911 S Terrace Rd
- City
- Palmer
- State
- AK
- ZIP
- 99645
- On-site location
- 541 E Arctic Ave, Palmer, AK 99645
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 11
Before the incident
lifting patient for transport
What happened
On [REDACTED] EMS crew responded to a patient whom they transported to the hospital. The patient was severely obese and during the transfer to the ambulance or while assisting with loading [REDACTED] sustained a musculoskeletal injury to my right arm or possibly upper back. [REDACTED] states did not notice any specific incident during the transfer but began experiencing a subtle tingling sensation in my right arm and elbow area shortly afterward which radiated down to her fingers. This did not interfere with the remainder of my shift; however the tingling worsened the morning and is was accompanied by a burning sensation. [REDACTED] contacted Cpt. [REDACTED] the morning of [REDACTED] reporting the injury and symptoms. At that time [REDACTED] stated she did not want medical attention just wanted to report it. I had [REDACTED] send me an email with the details and notified AOC [REDACTED]. On the morning on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] came to Cpt. [REDACTED] to report that there were no improve
Injury or illness
Strain to Right Arm Back
Object or substance involved
weight of patient
Summary line
Strain to Right Arm Back caused by weight of patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MICP
- SOC code
- 33-2011: Firefighters
- NAICS code
- 922160: Ambulance and fire service combined
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 82
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 154,004
- Establishment ID
- 1471849
- Employer case #
- IN-202510
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 11:35
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-13
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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