Topeka, KS ·
OSHA Injury Report: The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in 1700 SW 7th St, Topeka, KS 66606 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was PCT in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Topeka Health System
- Street
- 1700 SW 7th St
- City
- Topeka
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66606
- On-site location
- PACU
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 5
Before the incident
Assisting employee with another patient transfer
What happened
Worker experienced back pain after patient lift device malfunctioned. She states the lift buckled and the front of the lift starting to swing back at her. She kept ahold of the lift since the patient was still seated in it. She backed up so it wouldn 't hit her and twisted moved her back wrong in the process.
Injury or illness
Lumbar strain right-sided sciatica
Object or substance involved
n a
Summary line
Worker experienced back pain after patient lift device malfunctioned. She states the lift buckled and the front of the lift starting to swing back at her. She kept ahold of the lift since the patient was still seated in it. She backed up so it wouldn 't h
Employee and industry
- Job description
- PCT
- SOC code
- 31-1131: Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,353
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,898,992
- EIN
- 822033863
- Establishment ID
- 1061971
- Employer case #
- 24-40
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-29
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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