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OSHA Injury Report: Newport Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Newport Hospital in 20 Powel Avenue, Newport, RI 2840 resulted in days away from work. Employee was eD Patient Care Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Newport Hospital
Parent company
Newport Hospital
Street
20 Powel Avenue
City
Newport
State
RI
ZIP
2840
On-site location
Emergency Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

Employee heard yelling coming from another area in the Emergency Department to which she responded.

What happened

Patient was pushing the officer and grabbing for the officer 's waist band making threat to shoot himself. Employee grabbed the patient 's shirt to help pull him away from the officer and afterwards noticed pain in right pinky.

Injury or illness

contusion finger small - right

Object or substance involved

patient 's shirt

Summary line

Employee grabbed a patient 's shirt to pull him away from police officer. Pain in right pinky.

Employee and industry

Job description
ED Patient Care Technician
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1111
Total hours worked
1345145
EIN
050258914
Establishment ID
1074757
Employer case #
S2025-136

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
4:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
03FEB26:16:55:00

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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.