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OSHA Injury Report: Covington Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Covington Hospital in Covington, WA 98042 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was security Officer in general Medical and Surgical Hospital.

Establishment
Covington Hospital
Parent company
MultiCare Health System
Street
17700 S.E. 272nd St.
City
Covington
State
WA
ZIP
98042
On-site location
Covington Hospital COVMC Security Services 100041711
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

I was inside of EPS assisting staff members with a patient I turned around to go back inside of the nurses station at EPS Enhanced Patient Safety When I went back inside I was attempting to hold the door open for a staff member but the doors air locking door closer device failed causing the heavy door to slam closed on my thumb which was seated right in between the wall and the door under the doors hinge The door crushed my thumb resulting in loss of feeling in my thumb a laceration located on top of my thumb severe swelling and a loss of range of motion

I was inside of EPS assisting staff members with a patient I turned around to go back inside of the nurses station at EPS Enhanced Patient Safety When I went back inside I was attempting to hold the door open for a staff member but the doors air locking door closer device failed causing the heavy door to slam closed on my thumb which was seated right in between the wall and the door under the doors hinge The door crushed my thumb resulting in loss of feeling in my thumb a laceration located on top of my thumb severe swelling and a loss of range of motion

Sprain Strain

Door

Sprain Strain due to Bump or Struck caused Sprain Strain

Job description
Security Officer
SOC code
33-9032 — Security Guards
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospital
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
438
Total hours worked
629138
EIN
911352172
Establishment ID
1064611
Employer case #
SX66162
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
14:35
Filing year
2025
Submitted
09JAN26:20:26:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.