OSHA Injury Report: ST LUKES ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

LIFTING LINEN BAG

What happened

THE LARGE TRASH CANS ON WHEELS IN THE OPERATING ROOM AT [REDACTED] ORTHO HOSPITAL WAS FULL AFTER A CASE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE BAG OUT OF THE TRASH CAN AND IT GOT STUCK EMPLOYEE TRIED TO SHIMMY IT OUT OF THE CAN WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A VERY SUDDEN AND SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER EMPLOYEE YELPED AND DROPPED THE TRASH BAG TWO COWORKERS WERE IN THE ROOM WITH EMPLOYEE WHEN IT HAPPENED EMPLOYEE COULD NOT LIFT ARM AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FINGERS WERE NUMB AND TINGLY MANAGER WAS INFORMED OF THE INJURY AS PER HOSPITAL PROTOCOL AND INSISTED EMPLOYEE GO TO URGENT CARE AND GET CHECKED OUT EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY LIFTING NO MORE THAN FIVE POUNDS THEN WAS RE SEEN THE FOLLOWING [REDACTED] AND WAS FEELING SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT BETTER AND GIVEN NEW LIGHT DUTY RESTRICTIONS THAT ALLOWED EMPLOYEE TO WORK AND LIFT NO MORE THAN TWENTY POUNDS EMPLOYEE IS CURRENTLY BACK AT WORK AND DOING FINE WITH THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE

Injury or illness

UNSPECIFIED SPRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER JOINT

Object or substance involved

WEIGHT POSITION OF LINEN BAG

Summary line

UNSPECIFIED STRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER JOINT FROM LIFTING HEAVY TRASH BAG

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.