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OSHA Injury Report: Lake Forest Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Forest Hospital in 660 Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was patient Care Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lake Forest Hospital
Street
660 Westmoreland Road
City
Lake Forest
State
IL
ZIP
60045
On-site location
Other Building icu

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
105
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

moving a bariatric patient

What happened

After boosting a 400 pound patient I started having sharp pain on my left wrist. The pain goes all the way from my pinky finger to my shoulder

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (acute incident) Arms Finger Hands Wrist Shoulder

Object or substance involved

the task of moving said patient

Summary line

After boosting a 400 pound patient I started having sharp pain on my left wrist. The pain goes all the way from my pinky finger to my shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Care Tech
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2677968
Total hours worked
1794
Establishment ID
499024
Employer case #
48362

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:20:34:00

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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.