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OSHA Injury Report: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind)

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind) in 201 Pleasant Hill Rd, Chester, NJ 07930 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was occupational Therapist in rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Chester (Welkind)
Street
201 Pleasant Hill Rd
City
Chester
State
NJ
ZIP
07930
On-site location
patient room 105-1

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Assisting patient

What happened

Employee was assisting pt in room at start of OT session. Patient was in w c by his bed as they shifted the w c to prep for toileting pt unexpectedly repositioned himself pushing w c back when employee 's hand got caught between w c and bedrail

Injury or illness

Contusion - Right - Hand

Object or substance involved

When patient went to reposition himself in w c the chair abruptly moved backwards causing [REDACTED] 's R hand to get caught between w c and bedrail.

Summary line

Caught In Under Between - Right - Hand - When patient went to reposition himself in w c the chair abruptly moved backwards causing [REDACTED] R hand to get caught between w c and bedrail.

Employee and industry

Job description
Occupational Therapist
SOC code
29-1122 — Occupational Therapists
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
292
Total hours worked
389543
EIN
223486125
Establishment ID
353223
Employer case #
23-056727

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:05:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:15:07:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.