OSHA Injury Report: St. Vincent's Birmingham

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

moving patient

What happened

I entered OR3 at approximately [REDACTED] to assist with transferring a patient from the OR table to the stretcher after her procedure was completed. I assisted with rolling the patient toward me to place the chux and roller board under neath her. I stood on the right side of the patient with another staff member in order to help push while others pulled during transfer. I reached over the OR table and removing the roller board from underneath the patient. Of note this patient was 161 kg at time of procedure. This was the only heavy lifting activity I performed on this date. In the evening after my shift I began experiencing pain in my lower back. It has continued to worsen up until the present ([REDACTED]) at the time of this report. The pain is constant and not relieved by rest. It worsens significantly with movement.

Injury or illness

strain

Object or substance involved

patient

Summary line

hurt back moving patient

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.