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OSHA Injury Report: Palos Community Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Palos Community Hospital in 12251 S 80th Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was technical Coordinator Imaging 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 PI Diagnostic Radiology Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Before the incident

I was in the room preparing it for the patient that was to be coming in. Our EVS person was in the room wiping things. I left the room to get my supplies and walked back in to bring the supplies and the floor was wet.

What happened

Walking into room 7 to complete setup for incoming patient I slipped onto bottom and twisted left footankle. Floor was wet between rooms 7-8 and inside room 7 from mopping. I did not realize. There was no sign or verbal warning from housekeeping.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (acute incident) Feet

Object or substance involved

Wet floor

Summary line

Walking into room 7 to complete setup for incoming patient I slipped onto bottom and twisted left footankle. Floor was wet between rooms 7-8 and inside room 7 from mopping. I did not realize. There was no sign or verbal warning from housekeeping.

Employee and industry

Job description
Technical Coordinator Imaging
SOC code
43-9199 — Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
3383
Total hours worked
3748953
Establishment ID
904634
Employer case #
54430

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
9:30
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.