OSHA Injury Report: Station 5-1 EMS

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

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

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.