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OSHA Injury Report: Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire in Wasilla, AK 99623 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighter Driver Operator in ambulance and fire service combined.

Establishment
Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire
Parent company
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Street
10073 W Parks Hwy
City
Wasilla
State
AK
ZIP
99623
On-site location
Fleet Maintenace, Cab of Engine 81
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
14

Turning to exit an apparatus after pulling an SCBA pack out of its cradle.

Employee was in the cab of Engine 81 working on getting the [REDACTED] 's (selfcontained breathing apparatus) out of the cab for Fleet Maintenance to work on the fire engine. Employee grabbed [REDACTED] and turned their back to exit the vehicle they felt a stabbing pain in their lower left back. Employee reported to safety officer. Employee feels the stabbing pain in their lower left back between their ribs. Employee already has a yearly doctors checkup scheduled for today [REDACTED] employee advised they would seek the doctor 's input.

Strain to Back

Twisting motion of the back.

Strain to Back caused by Twisting motion of the back.

Job description
Firefighter Driver Operator
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Ambulance and fire service combined
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
53
Total hours worked
57821
Establishment ID
1472170
Employer case #
IN-202502
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13FEB26:20:21:00

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.