OSHA Injury Report: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Patient tech was bathing patient in Home in a recliner that was not upright Patient has ALS and clinician kept bending over and trying to maneuver patient and leaning over to maneuver Patient unable to get into bed and refused hospital bed clinician kept bending over to basin on floor with each bathing of body part.

What happened

Patient tech was bathing patient in Home in a recliner that was not upright Patient has ALS and clinician kept bending over and trying to maneuver patient and leaning over to maneuver Patient unable to get into bed and refused hospital bed clinician kept bending over to basin on floor with each bathing of body part.

Injury or illness

Injuries Strain tear of muscle cartilage whiplash Bending Back Mid Upper Thoracic

Object or substance involved

Patient tech was bathing patient in Home in a recliner that was not upright Patient has ALS and clinician kept bending over and trying to maneuver patient and leaning over to maneuver Patient unable to get into bed and refused hospital bed clinician kept bending over to basin on floor with each bathing of body part.

Summary line

Patient tech was bathing patient in Home in a recliner that was not upright Patient has ALS and clinician kept bending over and trying to maneuver patient and leaning over to maneuver Patient unable to get into bed and refused hospital bed clinician

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

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