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

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Transport cart to or from bed lateral surface

What happened

Extricating patient from front passenger to long board and to the cot. We were pulling the patient from the SUV and moving onto the long board. Patient is unresponsive. I was at the B post and had pulled the patient from my left to the long board under th e patient and onto the cot. Weird twisting angle and could not get proper lifting techniques due to the position of the patient in the SUV and unresponsive and was of no assistance. Other first responders are present and assisted but the confined space of the open door of the SUV did not allow for multiple people to her hands on and help. Shortly after the call I described the patient move and lift to EE at the St. Cloud Hospital in [REDACTED] and later that day I started to notice my back and arm to have pa in. I continued my shift and the [REDACTED] I was much sorer and an NSAID was taken with slight relief. I was off the [REDACTED] and the day of my [REDACTED] shift I could not move my neck and my left arm felt numb and heavy and I

Injury or illness

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Upper Back

Object or substance involved

Long Board Patient extrication from vehicale to long board then to cot

Summary line

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Upper Back from Long Board Patient extrication from vehicale to long board then to cot

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.