Contact with other person while providing medical or custodial care · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway Hospital, 1 AdventHealth Way, PALM COAST, FLORIDA 32137
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
On September 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM, an employee was assisting a patient when they grabbed onto the employee and pulled her down. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Patient
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