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OSHA Injury Report: Sentara Leigh Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Sentara Leigh Hospital in 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was direct Care Registered Nurse in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Sentara Leigh Hospital
Parent company
Sentara Healthcare
Street
830 Kempsville Road
City
Norfolk
State
VA
ZIP
23502
On-site location
Sentara Leigh Hospital, 830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA 23502

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

The employee states they were assisting with transferring a patient from the bedside commode to the bed.

What happened

The employee states they should have positioned themselves better because they felt pain in their right arm and shoulder as they did the transfer.

Injury or illness

strain of muscle fascia and tendon at shoulder upper arm right arm

Object or substance involved

patient

Summary line

strain of muscle fascia and tendon at shoulder upper arm right arm patient

Employee and industry

Job description
Direct Care Registered Nurse
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
2244
Total hours worked
3297686
EIN
541547408
Establishment ID
74431
Employer case #
25-108910

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
18:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:13:53:00

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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.