OSHA Injury Report: Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

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Before the incident

Per [REDACTED] With the help of an ECG tech on the other side of the bed we had help slide an inpatient over 220 pounds up in bed. I was on the left side of the patient as we were prepping the patient for a stress test. I felt a tug on my right elbow as we lifted and slid the patient up towards the head of the bed. I didn 't feel any right arm pain at the time. However I did feel mild discomfort in the area. My right arm discomfort grew into pain. This pain level increased from mild to moderate within the the [REDACTED] and then weeks especially when I am pulling heavy hospital doors to open. I have tried to self-treat it with Aleve [REDACTED] and tiger balm hoping that it will get better. There hasn 't been much improvement. Due to the little improvement I reported this to my supervisor. Event was reported to supervisor on [REDACTED] but [REDACTED] was not completed until [REDACTED] to inform EHS.

What happened

Per [REDACTED] With the help of an ECG tech on the other side of the bed we had help slide an inpatient over 220 pounds up in bed. I was on the left side of the patient as we were prepping the patient for a stress test. I felt a tug on my right elbow as we lifted and slid the patient up towards the head of the bed. I didn 't feel any right arm pain at the time. However I did feel mild discomfort in the area. My right arm discomfort grew into pain. This pain level increased from mild to moderate within the the [REDACTED] and then weeks especially when I am pulling heavy hospital doors to open. I have tried to self-treat it with Aleve [REDACTED] and tiger balm hoping that it will get better. There hasn 't been much improvement. Due to the little improvement I reported this to my supervisor. Event was reported to supervisor on [REDACTED] but [REDACTED] was not completed until [REDACTED] to inform EHS.

Injury or illness

Per SRIS With the help of an ECG tech on the other side of the bed we had help slide an inpatient over 220 pounds up in bed. I was on the left side of the patient as we were prepping the patient for a stress test. I felt a tug on my right elbow as we lifted and slid the patient up towards the head of the bed. I didn 't feel any right arm pain at the time. However I did feel mild discomfort in the area. My right arm discomfort grew into pain. This pain level increased from mild to moderate within the the next few days and then weeks especially when I am pulling heavy hospital doors to open. I have tried to self-treat it with Aleve ibuprofen salonpas and tiger balm hoping that it will get better. There hasn 't been much improvement. Due to the little improvement I reported this to my supervisor. Event was reported to supervisor on 1 12 2024 but SRIS was not completed until 1 16 2024 to inform EHS.

Object or substance involved

Per SRIS With the help of an ECG tech on the other side of the bed we had help slide an inpatient over 220 pounds up in bed. I was on the left side of the patient as we were prepping the patient for a stress test. I felt a tug on my right elbow as we lifted and slid the patient up towards the head of the bed. I didn 't feel any right arm pain at the time. However I did feel mild discomfort in the area. My right arm discomfort grew into pain. This pain level increased from mild to moderate within the the next few days and then weeks especially when I am pulling heavy hospital doors to open. I have tried to self-treat it with Aleve ibuprofen salonpas and tiger balm hoping that it will get better. There hasn 't been much improvement. Due to the little improvement I reported this to my supervisor. Event was reported to supervisor on 1 12 2024 but SRIS was not completed until 1 16 2024 to inform EHS.

Summary line

I felt a tug on my right elbow as we lifted and slid the patient up towards the head of the bed.. My right arm discomfort grew into pain.

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Source

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.