An employee was helping a patient sit up. The patient grabbed the employee by the neck, and the employee suffered a herniated disk with nerve compression. The employee was hospitalized.
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More severe injuries at University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital
An employee was attempting to lift a patient off the ground. The patient tried to help and pushed himself back onto the employee. The employee fell over the curb and the patient landed on top of him, resulting in knee injuries that required hospitalization.
An employee was moving a patient off one bed and onto another using a draw sheet to assist the patient with a "log roll." The patient rolled off the bed and onto the employee, pinning the employee's leg underneath. They sustained a right lower leg fracture.
An employee stood in front of a patient with their hands under the patient's arms in order to lift them. During the lift, the patient pulled their feet up and grabbed the employee's neck causing injury to the employee's T1 and T2 vertebrae.
An employee was returning a client to bed from the shower. The employee slipped and the client rolled out of the bed, landing on the employee's leg and fracturing the patella and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 622110)
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.