Poulsbo, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kitsap County Fire District #18
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kitsap County Fire District #18 in 911 NE Liberty Rd, Poulsbo, WA 98370 resulted in days away from work. Employee was firefighter in ambulance and fire service combined.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kitsap County Fire District #18
- Parent company
- Kitsap County Fire District #18
- Street
- 911 NE Liberty Rd
- City
- Poulsbo
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98370
- On-site location
- EMS call at patients house
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 120
Before the incident
Walking the patient to the gurney.
What happened
As a patient was walking to the gurney they became unsteady and started to fall. Most of the weight went towards this firefighter who reached out with their right arm to catch the patient. As the firefighter caught the patient they felt a pop in her shoulder.
Injury or illness
The injury was a right shoulder AC tear that required surgery. There were post-surgical complications that created an infection. This infection resulted in an extended stay in the hospital and a colostomy bag placement.
Object or substance involved
The patient 's body weight
Summary line
As a patient was walking to the gurney they became unsteady and started to fall. Most of the weight went towards this firefighter who reached out with their right arm to catch the patient. As the firefighter caught the patient they felt a pop.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Firefighter
- SOC code
- 33-2011: Firefighters
- NAICS code
- 922160: Ambulance and fire service combined
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 57
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 109,402
- EIN
- 911999834
- Establishment ID
- 904408
- Employer case #
- BJ08833
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:30
- Time of incident
- 18:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-22
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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