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

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

On scene talking patient into walking to gurney for treatment. Patient had swung at officers. [REDACTED]

What happened

Crew was requested by Fairmont PD for a male party severely intoxicated and wet possibly locked out of his house for unknown period of time. Crew arrived on scene met by officers stating patient was cold wet and intoxicated and yelling at officers he w as not doing anything wrong and they needed to get the F---- off his property. Crew asked patient if he would walk with her to the ambulance so we could help him and get him warm. Patient agreed and started to walk tripping on his belt that caught into lawn mower causing patient to fall into 3543 hyper extending left knee and knocking her down to knees. Patient then yelled did you see her hit me. 3543 had pain in knee right away. Later at ER [REDACTED] noticed increase pain and swelling becoming tender to touch. 3543 notified POC and her supervisor.

Injury or illness

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Knee

Object or substance involved

Patient falling into on medic hitting knee and knocking medic to knees

Summary line

Ache discomfort strain sprain to Knee from Patient falling into on medic hitting knee and knocking medic to knees

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.