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OSHA Injury Report: *Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at *Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park in Elkins Park, PA 19027 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care Technician.

Establishment
*Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park
Parent company
Einstein Healthcare Network
Street
60 Township Line Rd
City
Elkins Park
State
PA
ZIP
19027
On-site location
EMCEP Rm 111 Rm 102
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
6

Employee tried to hook the patient sling to the lift when the patient became scared and resisted becoming tense. Employee could not hook the sling to the lift and felt pain in her low back.

Employee tried to hook the patient sling to the lift when the patient became scared and resisted becoming tense. Employee could not hook the sling to the lift and felt pain in her low back.

Strain of muscle fascia and tendon of lower back

Patient Handling

Employee tried to hook the patient sling to the lift when the patient became scared and resisted becoming tense. Employee could not hook the sling to the lift and felt pain in her low back.

Job description
Patient Care Technician
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1269
Total hours worked
1243834
EIN
231396794
Establishment ID
981254
Employer case #
ELKN-2023-
Date of incident
Shift started
6:45:00.000
Submitted
12FEB24:23:50:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.