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OSHA Injury Report: Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in 351 South Patterson Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in general Medical and Surgical Hospital.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
Parent company
COTTAGE HEALTH
Street
351 South Patterson Avenue
City
Santa Barbara
State
CA
ZIP
93111
On-site location
Second Floor Hallway

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Assisting Security to escort patient off premises

What happened

Employee was assisting Security to escort patient who was refusing to leave after appointment; patient hit Employee in the chest three times.

Injury or illness

Chest wall contusion; from struck in the chest three times by agitated patient

Object or substance involved

Patient

Summary line

Chest wall contusion; from struck in the chest three times by agitated patient

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospital
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
333
Total hours worked
502155
Establishment ID
197569
Employer case #
AAAC000000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:21:12:00

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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.