Bellingham, WA ·
OSHA Injury Report: St. Joseph Medical Center Main Campus
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at St. Joseph Medical Center Main Campus in 2901 Squalicum Pkwy, Bellingham, WA 98225 resulted in days away from work. Employee was RN Inpatient in healthcare.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- St. Joseph Medical Center Main Campus
- Parent company
- PeaceHealth
- Street
- 2901 Squalicum Pkwy
- City
- Bellingham
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98225
- On-site location
- St. Joseph Medical Center
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 9
Before the incident
Charting
What happened
Patient confused and requiring very physical assistance when providing cares. At times more agitated and resistant to repositioning. He often would be positioned with head down between legs so far he would need physcial propping to not hard himself. Frequently stiff pushing back against repositioning. During the night I was also assaulted (see seperate report) between this patient and the assault my right shoulder and upper thoracic back has sore with some nerve pain with shooting down my right arm. Overall a difficult situation with patient mentation agitation posturing. Mobility equipment would have not helped or been appropriate for situation. Patient often on all fours and scootching self down bed or in various other unsafe arrangements in room. Son at bedside at all times bed alarm in place.
Injury or illness
Multiple Body Parts - Right- Strain Sprain
Object or substance involved
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Summary line
Patient resistant to repositioning while providing care causing pain to shoulder
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN Inpatient
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: Healthcare
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 2,470
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 3,442,459
- EIN
- 910939479
- Establishment ID
- 934879
- Employer case #
- 2025-0079
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 22:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-30
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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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