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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 7930 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was physical 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
7930
On-site location
Neuro Gym

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Therapy session- bed mobility and preparation for transfer

What happened

Therapist was transferring patient with ataxia when patient accidentally scratched the inner part of the therapist 's left forearm due to his ataxic movements which broke the employee 's skin.

Injury or illness

All Other Specific Injuries NOC - Left - Lower Arm

Object or substance involved

Patient 's nail scraped employee 's forearm

Summary line

Cut Puncture Scrape (Other than needle stick) - Left - Lower Arm - Patient 's nail scraped employee 's forearm

Employee and industry

Job description
Physical Therapist
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622310 — Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
282
Total hours worked
390129
EIN
223486125
Establishment ID
353223
Employer case #
24-083732

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:30
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
17FEB2025:03:47:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.