Aurora, CO —
OSHA Injury Report: HCA Aurora
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at HCA Aurora in Aurora, CO 80012 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sterile Processing Tech Cert in hospitals, general pediatric.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HCA Aurora
- Street
- 1501 S. Potomac St.
- City
- Aurora
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80012
- On-site location
- Central Sterile
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 4
Before the incident
Placing tray of dirty instruments to be processed in Sterile Processing
What happened
Employee placed tray of dirty instruments near the sensor for the tray to be transferred to a separate area. Employee states that the door closed partially then stopped. Employee waved her hand under the sensor to try to reactivate it and the door closed on her right hand. Employee pulled hand away and saw blood on her hand.
Injury or illness
Fracture Crack Chip Hand - Right
Object or substance involved
Door
Summary line
Employee placed tray of dirty instruments near the sensor for the tray to be transferred to a separate area. Employee waved her hand under the sensor to try to reactivate it and the door closed on her right hand.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Sterile Processing Tech Cert
- SOC code
- 31-9093 — Medical Equipment Preparers
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general pediatric
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 1395
- Total hours worked
- 2635000
- Establishment ID
- 1422293
- Employer case #
- V27400-13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 2:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 30JAN26:18:52:00
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.