Potsdam, NY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Canton Potsdam Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Canton Potsdam Hospital in 50 Leroy Street, Potsdam, NY 13676 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was laboratory Assistant in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Canton Potsdam Hospital
- Parent company
- St. Lawrence Health
- Street
- 50 Leroy Street
- City
- Potsdam
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13676
- On-site location
- laboratory
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
working
What happened
I leaned over to draw a patient and something in my lower back popped and a pain shot down my leg. I went to stand back up and had difficulty.
Injury or illness
back strain
Object or substance involved
poor body mechanics
Summary line
I leaned over to draw a patient and something in my lower back popped and a pain shot down my leg. I went to stand back up and had difficulty.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Laboratory Assistant
- SOC code
- 29-2012: Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 1,342
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 2,193,799
- Establishment ID
- 1137063
- Employer case #
- W00458328
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-20
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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