OSHA Injury Report: Scenic Mountain Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was in her home unit of same day surgery when she heard and observed through the doors of the behavior health unit a patient yelling and screaming at BHU staff. Employee observed this aggressive pt forcefully enter into the nursing station following the BHU tech. Employee called a code green overhead and entered the BHU unit with another staff member to help intervene.

What happened

Employee assisted the other staff in getting the pt out of the nursing station and was able to close the nursing station door. I approached the patient as he was assaulting another employee to help intervene when the patient pushed me out of the way I began to fall and caught myself with my right hand wrist causing sharp paint to my wrist.

Injury or illness

right wrist pain

Object or substance involved

aggressive patient on the behavioral health floor caused bodily harm by pushing employee into the concrete floor.

Summary line

sprain right wrist struck by patient

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.