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Advocate Health Care

Overexertion in catching-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advocate Health Care in DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS
Employer Advocate Health Care Report ID 2022064937
Address 3075 Highland Parkway City, State ZIP DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS 60515
Event Date June 8, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Overexertion in catching-single episode Source of Injury Bodily conditions of injured, ill worker
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.83000, -88.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking with a patient when the patient tripped on a wheelchair scale. The employee tried to catch the patient and sustained a neck injury. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2022, a worker at Advocate Health Care in DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as overexertion in catching-single episode, with bodily conditions of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 8 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in catching-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in catching-single episode injuries.

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