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OSHA Injury Report: Life Care Centers of America, Inc DBA Western Hills Health Care Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Life Care Centers of America, Inc DBA Western Hills Health Care Center in 1625 Carr St., Lakewood, CO 80214 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was dIETARY AIDE in skilled nursing facilities.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Life Care Centers of America, Inc DBA Western Hills Health Care Center
Parent company
Life Care Centers of America, Inc
Street
1625 Carr St.
City
Lakewood
State
CO
ZIP
80214
On-site location
KITCHEN DISH PIT

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

[REDACTED] WAS REMOVING THE CLOGGED DRAIN FROM THE DISH PIT.

What happened

HIS WRIST TOUCHED THE TUBE PIPE THAT SHOUTS OUT THE CHEMICALS TO CLEAN THE DISHES

Injury or illness

CHEMICAL BURN ON WRIST

Object or substance involved

MULTI USE CHLORINE SANITIZER SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE LIQUID SANITIZER

Summary line

HE WENT TO UNCLOG THE DRAIN AND HIS WRIST TOUCHED THE TUBE THAT CONTAINS THE HEAVY CHEMICALS THAT CAUSED A CHEMICAL BURN

Employee and industry

Job description
DIETARY AIDE
SOC code
31-9099 — Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
NAICS code
623110 — Skilled nursing facilities
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
130
Total hours worked
201580
EIN
620963862
Establishment ID
1293086
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:03
Time of incident
18:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:19:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.