Houston, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, TX 77008 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was supp Patient Observation Tech in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
- Parent company
- Memorial Hermann Health System
- Street
- 1635 North Loop West
- City
- Houston
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77008
- On-site location
- PATIENT'S ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 11
Before the incident
Adjusting mitten due to patient attempting to remove it
What happened
Patient constantly combative and swearing. Patient moved body downwards to be able to use head as weight on top of the mitten and pulling arm downward to attempt to remove mitten. Sitter redirected patient to discontinue activity. Right mitten became noticeably loose and coming off. Sitter attempted to adjust mitten and patient kicked sitter in right upper chest. Sitter used call light to notify staff. Patient then attempted to remove left mitten and sitter walked on the left bedside to adjust mitten. Nurse entered room and requested sitter to step to the side to call and request for more staff to assist and deescalate. Patient remained combative and swearing towards nurse while awaiting staff to assist.
Injury or illness
Kicked In Right Upper Chest By Patient when attempting to adjust mitten on hand
Object or substance involved
Not applicable
Summary line
Kicked In Right Upper Chest By Patient
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Supp Patient Observation Tech
- SOC code
- 31-1131 — Nursing Assistants
- NAICS code
- 622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 1110
- Total hours worked
- 2315339
- EIN
- 741152597
- Establishment ID
- 87699
- Employer case #
- 001-2025-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 21:39
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 03FEB26:15:31:00
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.