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Hamilton Memorial Hospital

Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — MC LEANSBORO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in MC LEANSBORO, ILLINOIS
Employer Hamilton Memorial Hospital Report ID 2022054004
Address 611 S Marshall City, State ZIP MC LEANSBORO, ILLINOIS 62859
Event Date May 9, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising Source of Injury Desks
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.08000, -88.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee's computer monitor went black. The employee crawled under their desk to check the connection of the cord. The employee raised up and struck the back of her head on the desk resulting in a contusion and head injury that brought on seizure activity. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2022, a worker at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in MC LEANSBORO, ILLINOIS suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as struck against stationary object or equipment while rising, with desks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 62 severe injury reports involving "Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising injuries.

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