OSHA Injury Report: Mayo Clinic Ambulance (Gold Cross Rochester)

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Transporting patient

What happened

[REDACTED] crew was responding to a [REDACTED] call. Patient stated he weighed 400 pounds. Patient stated weak and unable to move or support his own weight. Patient was in a downstairs unit and had a flight of wooden outside stairs to go up to reach the ambulance. [REDACTED] lifted patient to stair chair by grabbing under arms. After securing patient on stair chair. [REDACTED] used stair chair to move patient up a flight of stairs. Then [REDACTED] crew lifted patient from stair chair onto the ambulance cot. [REDACTED] boosted patient up in ambula nce cot by tilting ambulance cot and using lift sheet. At the time both crew members stated they were fine. On [REDACTED] I noticed lower back pain across lower back left and right sided stabbing like.

Injury or illness

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Lifting patient up flight of steps with stair chair; moving on ambulance cot.

Summary line

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Lower Back from Lifting patient up flight of steps with stair chair; moving on ambulance [REDACTED].

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.