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OSHA Injury Report: Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center in 1500 Matthews Township Pkwy., Matthews, NC 28105 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cNA I in general medical and surgical hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Parent company
Novant Health, Inc.
Street
1500 Matthews Township Pkwy.
City
Matthews
State
NC
ZIP
28105
On-site location
[Patient Room]

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Before the incident

I WAS IN THE ROOM DOING ORTHO VITALSIGNS ON THE PATIENT SHE BEGAN TO GET DIZZY LOOSE FOOTAGE AND WAS HOLDING ON TO MY HAND

What happened

MY LEFT-HAND THUMB I WAS IN THE ROOM DOING ORTHO VITAL ON THE PATIENT SHE BEGAN TO GET DIZZY LOOSE FOOTAGE BUT WAS HOLDING ON TO MY HAND AS SHE WENT DOWN AND MY THUMB WAS PULLED BACK AND SHE WAS FALLING BACK ON THE BED

Injury or illness

MY LEFT-HAND THUMB I WAS IN THE ROOM DOING ORTHO VITAL ON THE PATIENT SHE BEGAN TO GET DIZZY LOOSE FOOTAGE BUT WAS HOLDING ON TO MY HAND AS SHE WENT DOWN AND MY THUMB WAS PULLED BACK AND SHE WAS FALLING BACK ON THE BED

Object or substance involved

patient

Summary line

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Employee and industry

Job description
CNA I
SOC code
31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1086
Total hours worked
1449202
EIN
561376368
Establishment ID
956304
Employer case #
WC2023-000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:04:00.000
Time of incident
19:54:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29MAR24:11:56:00

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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.