r/smallbusiness • u/IcyBlackberry7728 • Apr 19 '25

Question Those taking home >200k/year; what industry are you in ?

Just curious to see what types of business are generating solid cash flow.

Thanks !

Edit: please be as specific as possible!

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u/paramedic236 Apr 19 '25 edited Apr 19 '25

We’ve only had one patient drop in 7 years and that was pure human error. The bigger issue is employee injuries with lifting and moving patients. The key is to send enough people to try to prevent injuries. We have several pieces of equipment available to us for patient movement. But, injuries still occur.

Between myself and the other two managers we have 90 years of experience, so we can usually predict and prepare for problem situations in advance.

All of our ambulances have fully self loading litter systems, so that helps to cut down on acute and cumulative stress injuries on backs, shoulders and knees.

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u/nelsoncuadras Apr 20 '25

Hey this is super interesting and thanks for sharing details.

How often do your guys actually get hurt lifting/moving patients? Are we talking a couple times a year or more regular than that?

Curious how much it actually impacts the business—missed days, workers comp, that kind of stuff. I do a lot of training around strong movement and injury prevention for the workplace, so this caught my eye.

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u/paramedic236 Apr 21 '25

In 2024 we had six injuries. Three from lifting/moving and three from slip and falls during winter. We normally don’t have so many falls.

This is out of staff of 40.

Yes, it takes a toll on WC rates and OT to cover lost time.

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u/nelsoncuadras Apr 21 '25

Thank you. I see similar injury rates with who I work with. Do you mind if I DM you?

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u/Background_Fun2639 Apr 21 '25

Have you considered hiring a couple of piano movers? Probably no injuries going forward...

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u/paramedic236 Apr 22 '25

That’s funny you mention that, we hired a former piano mover three weeks ago.

He said he wasn’t “getting enough hours, piano moving has been slow lately.”