Ephrata, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Ephrata Community Hospital
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Ephrata Community Hospital in Ephrata, PA 17522 resulted in days away from work. Employee was unit Secretary and Nursing Assistant.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ephrata Community Hospital
- Parent company
- Wellspan Health
- Street
- 169 Martin Ave
- City
- Ephrata
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17522
- On-site location
- ECH- Outside main entrance going up to provider parking lot.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
- Days restricted or transferred
- 4
Before the incident
Taking a patient to car in wheelchair. Patient discharged. Patient unable to find his car at all 3 entrances. Patients car was parked in the Doctors lot. Injured Lower back and hips while pushing wheelchair up hill.
What happened
Employee states they were assisting a patient for discharge. While pushing the heavy patient in a wheelchair they injured their right lower back.
Injury or illness
Strain Sprain Back - Lower Hip
Object or substance involved
pushing a wheelchair up hill
Summary line
Employee states they were assisting a patient for discharge. While pushing the heavy patient in a wheelchair they injured their right lower back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Unit Secretary and Nursing Assistant
- SOC code
- 43-6013 — Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 955
- Total hours worked
- 1336842
- EIN
- 231370484
- Establishment ID
- 603877
- Employer case #
- S2025-034
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 18:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13FEB26:21:36:00
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.