Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309907228 - Long Beach Surgery Center, L.P.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 309907228

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 11/08/2007

Site Address:
Long Beach Surgery Center, L.P.
2880 Atlantic Ave, Suite 160
Long Beach, CA 90806

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8069

NAICS: 622310/Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/2007

Emphasis: S:Bloodborne Pathogens

Case Closed: 11/05/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101030807

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	12/13/2007	01/08/2008	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201039591

Event: 10/15/2007

Employee Suffers Back Injury While Moving Patient

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 15, 2007, an employee, a registered nurse with the outpatient surgery office, was one of two nurses moving a patient in a gurney from the operating suite to a recovery room. As the nurses left Operating Room Number 3, the hallway required a right angle turn to the left. The employee, at the head of the bed, was steering the gurney, and being short was steering at about shoulder height instead of at her center of gravity at waist height. To make the turn, she tried to use her back to muscle the bed around the corner instead of shifting her position to the side. She suffered a low back strain. The employee was taken to Long Beach Memorial Hospital's Occupational Medical Services for rest and observation for two hours. She was released without admission and returned to work the next day.

Keywords: BACK PAIN, SPRAIN, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309907228			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Registered nurses

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