SSM St. Joseph Hospital

Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LAKE ST LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SSM St. Joseph Hospital in LAKE ST LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer SSM St. Joseph Hospital Report ID 2016109293
Address 100 Medical Plaza City, State ZIP LAKE ST LOUIS, MISSOURI 63367
Event Date October 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional Source of Injury Patient
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.80000, -90.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker position a patient when the patient lost consciousness and fell on the employee. She sustained a back injury and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2016, a worker at SSM St. Joseph Hospital in LAKE ST LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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