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OSHA Injury Report: Children's Hospital Colorado

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO 80045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was behavioral Health Spclst Sr in hospital.

Establishment
Children's Hospital Colorado
Parent company
Children's Hospital Colorado
Street
13123 East 16th Avenue
City
Aurora
State
CO
ZIP
80045
On-site location
8th floor. Room 832
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6
Days restricted or transferred
6

In the room of the patient because she was in the bathroom and we needed to have eyes on her for safety.

The patient was in the bathroom and we needed to have eyes on her for safety. She said she was going to hit me and kill me if I was in the room. When she came out the restroom she started hitting me with closed fist and then we went into 2 person hold. While on the hold the patient continued to spit and throw her head back. She was able to hit me twice with the back of her head on the side of my head on the temple. On the second hit I blacked out lost my breathe and my body went limp. I was switched out of the hold and helped to sit down and catch my breathe.

Left side of head temple.

Patients back of the head.

Cervical strain CHI - hit w closed fists headbutted by patient.

Job description
Behavioral Health Spclst Sr
SOC code
19-3099 — Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
NAICS code
622310 — Hospital
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
8752
Total hours worked
11989554
EIN
840166760
Establishment ID
56596
Employer case #
6948
Date of incident
Shift started
6:45
Time of incident
17:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
05FEB26:20:16:00

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.