Norwalk, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Norwalk Community Hospital
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Norwalk Community Hospital in Norwalk, CA 90650 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was diagnostic imaging tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Norwalk Community Hospital
- Parent company
- Prospect Medical Holdings/Alta Hospitals
- Street
- 13222 Bloomfield Ave.
- City
- Norwalk
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 90650
- On-site location
- Radiology dept
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 19
Before the incident
taking an xray repositing a patient
What happened
On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] during a chest x-ray exam the patient [REDACTED] [REDACTED]: [REDACTED] was sliding down from gurney while performing a chest x-ray. Nursing was busy to assist in re-positioning the patient. The tech had to re-position the patient on his own. Once the x-ray was performed the tech felt a discomfort in lower back. It was not server until he had to re-position the patient for right and left foot x-rays. He finished the exams but when he returned to the radiology department. This is when he knew something was wrong.
Injury or illness
low back strain
Object or substance involved
repositioning a patient
Summary line
On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] during a chest x-ray exam the patient [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was sliding down from gurney while performing a chest x-ray. Nursing was busy to assist in re-positioning the patient. The tech had to re-position the patient on his o
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Diagnostic imaging tech
- SOC code
- 29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 277
- Total hours worked
- 354908
- Establishment ID
- 1180313
- Employer case #
- 188540
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 27FEB24:21:42:00
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.