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OSHA Injury Report: Emory Decatur Hospital - EHC

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Emory Decatur Hospital - EHC in 2701 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was surgical Tech IV in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Emory Decatur Hospital - EHC
Parent company
Emory Healthcare
Street
2701 North Decatur Road
City
Decatur
State
GA
ZIP
30033
On-site location
In Operating Room 12 at the Emory Decatur Campus

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

I was helping the surgeon drape the patient for closure of surgical wound.

What happened

lumbar strain due to tripping over a standing stool

Injury or illness

Strain Lower Back Area Lumbar Sacrum

Object or substance involved

Standing Stool

Summary line

I turned from the OR table to get drape to cover patient and tripped over a set of standing stools.

Employee and industry

Job description
Surgical Tech IV
SOC code
29-2055 — Surgical Technologists
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3024
Total hours worked
4220850
EIN
582137993
Establishment ID
1422479
Employer case #
S2025-304

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:30
Time of incident
12:15
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:20:34:00

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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.