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OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Community Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Northwest Community Hospital in 800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Transporter in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Northwest Community Hospital
Parent company
Endeavor Health
Street
800 W Central Road
City
Arlington Heights
State
IL
ZIP
60005
On-site location
3 east elevator

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Taking patient transport cart back to ED

What happened

Per EE: i dropped off my patient on 3 [REDACTED] once i was done i made my way to elevator to take cart back to the emergency room once i pressed the down button on the elevator blue sparks shot from the button and i was electrocuted causing me to urinate

Injury or illness

Electric Shock Arm Multiple left arm shocked pain up right arm and right side of neck

Object or substance involved

Electric shock from elevator button

Summary line

Per EE: i dropped off my patient on 3 [REDACTED] once i was done i made my way to elevator to take cart back to the emergency room once i pressed the down button on the elevator blue sparks shot from the button and i was electrocuted causing me to urinate

Employee and industry

Job description
Patient Transporter
SOC code
31-1132 — Orderlies
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
4488
Total hours worked
6655303
EIN
362340313
Establishment ID
1514772
Employer case #
S2026-000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
6:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
26FEB26:23:38:00

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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.