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OSHA Injury Report: HCA Aurora

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

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.

Establishment
HCA Aurora
Street
1501 S. Potomac St.
City
Aurora
State
CO
ZIP
80012
On-site location
Central Sterile
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Placing tray of dirty instruments to be processed in Sterile Processing

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.

Fracture Crack Chip Hand - Right

Door

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.

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
Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
2:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:18:52:00

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.