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OSHA Injury Report: Ephrata Community Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Ephrata Community Hospital in Ephrata, PA 17522 resulted in days away from work. Employee was unit Secretary and Nursing Assistant.

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.
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
4
Days restricted or transferred
4

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.

Employee states they were assisting a patient for discharge. While pushing the heavy patient in a wheelchair they injured their right lower back.

Strain Sprain Back - Lower Hip

pushing a wheelchair up hill

Employee states they were assisting a patient for discharge. While pushing the heavy patient in a wheelchair they injured their right lower back.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
18:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13FEB26:21:36:00

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.