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OSHA Injury Report: Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in 3815 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was gENERAL MAINTENANCE in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Parent company
Advocate Health Care
Street
3815 Highland Avenue
City
Downers Grove
State
IL
ZIP
60515
On-site location
Floor 2 by plumbing cage

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Clearing a clog in a main sewer line.

What happened

Drilled into seized clean-out cap back pressure from waste water sprayed out at my face and chest.

Injury or illness

All Other Specific Injuries NOC

Object or substance involved

BBE

Summary line

Eye irritation and infection.Drilled into seized clean-out cap back pressure from waste water sprayed out at my face and chest.

Employee and industry

Job description
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2053
Total hours worked
3465665
Establishment ID
72802
Employer case #
23 016433

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
12:45:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23FEB24:20:34:00

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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.