2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Westminster, MD —

OSHA Injury Report: Carroll Hospital

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Carroll Hospital in 200 Memorial Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was hOSPICE AIDE in hospital.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Carroll Hospital
Parent company
LIFEBRIDGE
Street
200 Memorial Avenue
City
Westminster
State
MD
ZIP
21157
On-site location
Patient 's home

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was assisting patient with bathing and transferring patient.

What happened

Arrived at patient 's home at [REDACTED]. Using a rollator assisted patient with transfer from bed to bathroom. Completed full shower with patient. Upon finishing shower dried patient off and assisted her to a chair in the bathroom where I finished drying her. Upon kneeling down to dry the patient 's legs and feet I felt and heard a cracking crunching sound directly under my right kneecap. Felt sharp pain directly under right knee cap. I was able to stand up walk and finish caring for the patient but pain did not subside.

Injury or illness

Arrived at patient 's home at 10:05am. Using a rollator assisted patient with transfer from bed to bathroom. Completed full shower with patient. Upon finishing shower dried patient off and assisted her to a chair in the bathroom where I finished drying her. Upon kneeling down to dry the patient 's legs and feet I felt and heard a cracking crunching sound directly under my right kneecap. Felt sharp pain directly under right knee cap. I was able to stand up walk and finish caring for the patient but pain did not subside.

Object or substance involved

Bathroom floor

Summary line

Right knee injury

Employee and industry

Job description
HOSPICE AIDE
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — Hospital
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1667
Total hours worked
4293524
Establishment ID
922698
Employer case #
AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
12FEB24:16:09:00

More injuries at Carroll Hospital

View Carroll Hospital's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 622110)

More injuries in MD

COLUMBIA, MD—

WM 5228

RANDALLSTOWN, MD—

WM 3804

CATONSVILLE, MD—

WM 2248

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.