OSHA Injury Report: MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was assisting a patient overnight with transfers out of bed to chair to the bathroom and back to bed

What happened

While assisting the patient from a chair back to bed and lifting the patient s legs onto the bed the employee experienced sudden lower back pain The employee took ibuprofen and applied a hot pack The incident was reported to the charge nurse and Emergency Department evaluation was offered but declined The employee stated she was able to complete the remainder of the shift and was advised to seek assistance with patient care tasks as needed

Injury or illness

LOWER BACK AREA LUMBAR LUMBAR SACRAL STRAIN Injury

Object or substance involved

Patient during transfer and repositioning overexertion during manual patient handling

Summary line

Assisting patient from a chair back to bed Lifted patient legs onto bed employee experienced sudden lower back pain

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.