Westfield, MA ·
OSHA Injury Report: BNH - Baystate Noble Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at BNH - Baystate Noble Hospital in 115 West Silver Street, Westfield, MA 1085 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was registered Nurse M in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BNH - Baystate Noble Hospital
- Parent company
- Baystate Health
- Street
- 115 West Silver Street
- City
- Westfield
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 1085
- On-site location
- Emergency Department
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was working on the floor.
What happened
Patient was physically aggressive towards staff and attempting to leave the ED. Patient given clear verbal directive to return to stretcher for staff and patient 's safety. Patient became physically aggressive towards security officer requiring to be put on a stretcher to have 4 point restraints applied. While holding the patient for continued safety and applying the restraints; patient bit employee 's lower anterior forearm breaking the skin causing bruising swelling and bleeding.
Injury or illness
Bite On Lower Forearm By Patient
Object or substance involved
Physically Aggressive Patient Bit Employees Lower Forearm
Summary line
Bite On Lower Forearm By Patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Registered Nurse M
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 521
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 673,657
- EIN
- 222537423
- Establishment ID
- 492615
- Employer case #
- BNH-25-84
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 02:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-23
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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