OSHA Injury Report: Pomeroy Living Sterling Skilled Rehabilitation

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

She was in a residents room assisting them to get in bed with another staff member.

What happened

When assisting a resident who wanted to get in bed she and another staff member were holding the gait belt around the resident. The resident was supposed to walk forward toward the bed with their walker but instead bent their knees downward pulling her lower back and stomach.

Injury or illness

Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine lumbago with sciatica of the right and left side and other intervertebral disc displacement of the lumbar region

Object or substance involved

The act of the resident bending their knees downward rather than walking forward.

Summary line

Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine lumbago with sciatica of the right and left side and other intervertebral disc displacement of the lumbar region due to transferring a resident from wheelchair to bed.

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.