Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advocate Health Inc., 1020 N. 35th Street, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN 53140
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
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.
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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.
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