Erwin, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Ballad Health-Unicoi County Hospital
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Ballad Health-Unicoi County Hospital in 2030 Temple Hill Rd, Erwin, TN 37650 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was radiology Tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ballad Health-Unicoi County Hospital
- Parent company
- Unicoi County Hospital
- Street
- 2030 Temple Hill Rd
- City
- Erwin
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37650
- On-site location
- EMS bay outside of Emergency Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Team Member assisting coroner with removal of obese expired patient.
What happened
Team member assisted coroner with transporting expired patient from Emergency department to vehicle in [REDACTED] area. Coroner asked Team Member to engage pull handle on gurney to adjust level of gurney stretcher. Team member pulled handle and gurney slammed to the ground causing the team member to be pulled down with it very forcefully.
Injury or illness
Injury to lower back.
Object or substance involved
Gurney stretcher handle.
Summary line
Injury to lower back from [REDACTED] [REDACTED].
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Radiology Tech
- SOC code
- 29-2034: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 77
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 127,079
- EIN
- 620476282
- Establishment ID
- 932330
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:30
- Time of incident
- 04:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-25
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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