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OSHA Injury Report: Palos Community Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Palos Community Hospital in 12251 S 80th Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was cT Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Palos Community Hospital
Street
12251 S 80th Avenue
City
Palos Heights
State
IL
ZIP
60463
On-site location
Palos Community Hosp 1st Floor PH Ct Scan Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

transferring a patient onto ct table

What happened

patient was brought to ct. when getting patient became violent searing hitting and kicking. while trying to get patient safely back on to cart patient grabbed my right upper arm and scratched me drawing blood.

Injury or illness

Abrasion Scratch Arms

Object or substance involved

patient finger nails

Summary line

patient was brought to ct. when getting patient became violent searing hitting and kicking. while trying to get patient safely back on to cart patient grabbed my right upper arm and scratched me drawing blood.

Employee and industry

Job description
CT Tech
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
3383
Total hours worked
3748953
Establishment ID
904634
Employer case #
54160

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00
Time of incident
17:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:19:00

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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.