OSHA Injury Report: HCA Florida Putnam Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

getting vitals

What happened

I STARTED WITH patient ON VITALS I WENT INTO HIS ROOM AND WOKE HIM UP AND TOLD HIM I WAS GOING TO GET HIS VITALS AFTER I GOT HIS BLOOD SUGAR CHECKED. I CHECKED HIS SUGAR AND WENT TO PUT THE [REDACTED] METER ON HIS HAND AND HE GOT AGGITATED AND STARTED GRABBING MY RIGHT [REDACTED] I YELLED [REDACTED] LET GO OF MY [REDACTED] THAT HURTS HE PROCEEDED TO GRAB MY [REDACTED] HARDER SO I TRIED TO GET HIM TO LET GO WITH MY OTHER [REDACTED] AND HE GRABBED THAT [REDACTED]. I YELLED AT HIM TO LET GO HE LET GO OF ONE OF MY LEFT [REDACTED] AND I MANAGED TO PRESS THE CALL LIGHT AND STILL SCREAMING FOR HIM TO LET GO HE WAS HURTING MY [REDACTED]. HE FINALLY LET ME GO AFTER FOUR NURSES CAME IN THE ROOM.

Injury or illness

sprain right wrist

Object or substance involved

patient 's grasp

Summary line

Combative patient grabbed right wrist

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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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.