Potsdam, NY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Canton Potsdam Hospital
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Canton Potsdam Hospital in 50 Leroy Street, Potsdam, NY 13676 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was registered Nurse 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
- treatment room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 62
Before the incident
EE was doing a colposcopy on a patient
What happened
[REDACTED] wanted a 335 pound pt to be moved from left side to right side while under anesthesia then back to the right again we had 4 people and a draw sheet to do it the first move
Injury or illness
back strain
Object or substance involved
poor body mechanics
Summary line
[REDACTED] wanted a 335 pound pt to be moved from left side to right side while under anesthesia then back to the right again we had 4 people and a draw sheet to do it the first move
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- 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 #
- W00498986
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:30
- Time of incident
- 09:00
- 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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