Aurora, CO ·
OSHA Injury Report: The Medical Center of Aurora
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at The Medical Center of Aurora in 1501 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mental Health Technician in hospitals, general medical and surgical.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- The Medical Center of Aurora
- Parent company
- HealthONE
- Street
- 1501 S Potomac St
- City
- Aurora
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80012
- On-site location
- Psych/Chemical Dependency Unit
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Patient put finger in employee 's face
What happened
At approximately [REDACTED] the patient in question had been verbally aggressive toward multiple staff members throughout the shift exhibiting behaviors such as agitation and confrontational speech. The patient approached me in the nutrition room requesting coffee. I engaged him in conversation expressing concern about whether coffee was appropriate given his current state. (didn 't mention the fact that he has a history of throwing liquids at people and that there was an order for him not to have hot drinks). My intention was to set a boundary while ensuring the patient would have an opportunity to calm down to engage in a constructive conversation. When I informed the patient of my decision to delay coffee he became upset and demanded I serve him. Recognizing the escalation i attempted to remove myself from the interaction to create space for the situation to de-escalate. As I attempted to exit the patient blocked my path briefly put his finger in my face before forcibly jamming his
Injury or illness
Bruise Contusion Eye - Left
Object or substance involved
Patient
Summary line
At approximately [REDACTED] the patient in question had been verbally aggressive toward multiple staff members throughout the shift exhibiting behaviors such as agitation and confrontational speech. The patient approached me in the nutrition room requesti
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mental Health Technician
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 1,760
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 2,550,963
- EIN
- 841321373
- Establishment ID
- 959312
- Employer case #
- V27400-816
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 00:00
- Time of incident
- 06:25
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-07
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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