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OSHA Injury Report: Shands at Vista

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Shands at Vista in 8900 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32606 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mental Health Tech in psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Shands at Vista
Parent company
Shands Teaching Hospitals and Clinics
Street
8900 NW 39th Avenue
City
Gainesville
State
FL
ZIP
32606
On-site location
UF Health Psychiatric Hospital - East Wing.

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Attempting to prevent patient from eloping

What happened

Mental Health Tech sustained bite to left upper arm when patient bit her while struggling to elope.

Injury or illness

Sharp Object Injury Left upper arm.

Object or substance involved

needle

Summary line

Mental Health Tech sustained bite to left upper arm when patient bit her while struggling to elope.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mental Health Tech
SOC code
29-2053 — Psychiatric Technicians
NAICS code
622210 — Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
207
Total hours worked
265303
EIN
591943502
Establishment ID
174276
Employer case #
18595

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
3:44:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29MAY24:18:34:00

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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.