OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES LEHIGHTON HOSPITAL

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

ESCORTING AGGRESSIVE PATIENT

What happened

PATIENT WAS VERBALLY AGGRESSIVE TOWARD A NURSE IN DAY ROOM ON YOUNGER ADULT EMPLOYEE ESCORTED PATIENT OUT OF DAY [REDACTED] WHILE IN [REDACTED] PATIENT TARGETED ANOTHER PATIENT PATIENT WAS TRYING TO ATTACK ANOTHER PATIENT EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO TRY TO ESCORT PATIENT AWAY AND PATIENT PROCEEDED TO TRY TO ATTACK THE OTHER PATIENT EMPLOYEE TRIED TO KEEP PATIENT FROM ATTACKING THE OTHER PATIENT IN PROCESS OF KEEPING HIM AWAY FROM THE OTHER PATIENT EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND WITH PATIENT AND LANDED HARD ON THEIR RIGHT KNEE PATIENT WAS RESTRAINED ON FLOOR BY STAFF AS HE WAS STILL BEING AGGRESSIVE

Injury or illness

RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION

Object or substance involved

FELL WITH PATIENT HIT KNEE ON FLOOR

Summary line

RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION ESCORTING AGGRESSIVE PATIENT FELL WITH PATIENT

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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.